SOCIAL CONSTRAINTS IN THE POLITICAL ARENA: A THEORETICAL INQUIRY INTO THEIR FORM AND MANNER

In: Political behavior, Band 1, Heft 1, S. 31-52

Abstract

THE DISCUSSION BEGINS WITH AN EXAMINATION AND CRITIQUE OF CONVENTIONAL WISDOM CONCERNING POLITICAL BEHAVIOR AND THE THREE DOMINANT EXPLANATORY PARADIGMS GENERALLY USED BY SOCIAL SCIENTISTS. THE PAPER THEN OUTLINES AN ALTERNATIVE SCHEME, DRAWING UPON RECENT WRITINGS ON SOCIAL INFLUENCES ON POLITICAL PARTICIPATION.