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"There has been a growing chorus of political analysts with doomsday predictions of an American public that is uncivil, disengaged, and alienated. And it's only getting worse with a younger generation of Americans who do not see the value in voting. The good news is that the bad news is wrong. In this third edition of The Good Citizen, Russell Dalton uses current national public opinion surveys, including new evidence from 2018 Pew Center survey data, to show how Americans are changing their views on what good citizenship means. It's not about recreating the halcyon politics of a generation ago, but recognition that new patterns of citizenship call for new processes and new institutions that reflect the values of the contemporary American public. Trends in participation, tolerance, and policy priorities reflect a younger generation that is more engaged, more tolerant, and more supportive of social justice. The Good Citizen shows how a younger generation is creating new norms of citizenship that are leading to a renaissance of democratic participation. An important comparative chapter in the book showcases cross-national comparisons that further demonstrate the vitality of American democracy"--

This volume examines the changing patterns of political participation over the past quarter of a century and the ways they have altered the relationship between citizens and their government. It documents the growing participation gap in contemporary democracies and proposes a variety of methods to narrow the gap

How do institutions and electoral systems matter for citizens' electoral choices? This study attempts to answer this question for contemporary democracies. The book assembles leading electoral researchers to examine citizen choice in over 30 democracies surveyed by the Comparative Study of Electoral Systems.

Familiarising the reader with particular aspects of political behaviour and the methodologies of study in this field, this volume examines the role of the citizen in contemporary politics, based on essays from some of the world's leading researchers into political behaviour.

Parties, party choice, and partisanship in East Asia / Russell J. Dalton, Yun-han Chu, and Doh Chull Shin -- Electoral systems and party systems / Benjamin Reilly -- The patterns of party alignment / Russell J. Dalton and Aiji Tanaka -- The development of partisanship / Emile C. J. Sheng -- Social structure and party support / Ian McAllister -- Value cleavages, issues, and partisanship / Aie-Rie Lee -- Partisanship and citizen politics / Yun-han Chu and Min-hua Huang -- Partisanship and democratization / Doh Chull Shin and Rollin F. Tusalem -- Citizens, political parties, and democratic development / Doh Chull Shin, Russell J. Dalton, and Yun-han Chu

The Hanford Nuclear Reservation : the old realities and the new / John M. Whiteley -- The compelling realities of Mayak / John M. Whiteley -- Public perceptions of environmental conditions / John C. Pierce, Russell J. Dalton, and Andrei Zaitsev -- The development of interest group activism at Hanford / William Schreckhise -- A history of environmental activism in Chelyabinsk / Paula Garb and Galina Komarova -- Environmental attitudes and the new environmental paradigm / Russell J. Dalton ... [et al.] -- Environmental thinking among environmental leaders in Russia / Paula Garb -- The mobilization of public support for environmental action / John C. Pierce, Russell J. Dalton, and Ira Gluck -- The governmental response at Hanford / Nicholas P. Lovrich and John M. Whiteley -- Still tilting against the environment : the struggle over the Russian governmental response / John M. Whiteley -- Conclusion : Legacies of the nuclear age / Russell J. Dalton ... [et al.]