CONTEXTUAL MODELS OF POLITICS: THE POLITICAL IMPACT OF FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS

In: Political geography quarterly, Band 10, Heft 2, S. 91-96

Abstract

WHILE THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL NETWORKS OF FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS ON VIEWS OF THE POLITICAL WORLD IS GENERALLY ACCEPTED, EMPIRICAL SUBSTANTIATION OF THIS PROCESS HAS BEEN HARD TO FIND. THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES OBJECTIONS TO THE CONTEXTUAL APPROACH AND WAYS IN WHICH THOSE CRITICISMS CAN BE ADDRESSED.