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The focus of this book is on how community comes to influence political behaviour; it takes an interdisciplinary approach blending the fields of community psychology, sociology, and political science.

Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- About the Authors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Introduction -- Outline of the Book -- References -- 2 Literature on Civic Engagement -- Demographics -- Sense of Community -- Trust -- Political Knowledge -- Personality -- Women -- Summary -- References -- 3 Measuring Civic Engagement -- The Ghanaian Case -- Urban Accra and Rural North -- Measuring Civic Engagement -- References -- 4 Demographics -- Overall Demographic Characteristics -- Demographic Characteristics by Region -- Demographic-Civic Participation Relationship -- References -- 5 Sense of Community -- Analysis -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: Sense of Community Index (SCI) -- Appendix B: Descriptive Statistics of Variables in Models -- References -- 6 Trust -- Measuring Approval -- Analysis -- Conclusions -- References -- 7 Political Knowledge -- Analysis -- What Ghanaians Know? -- What Influences Political Knowledge Scores? -- How Does Political Knowledge Impact Civic Engagement? -- Conclusions -- References -- 8 Personality -- Research Design and Analysis -- Dependent Variables -- Conclusion -- References -- 9 Women -- Gender and Participation -- Complicating the Relationship Between Gender and Civic Engagement -- Conclusions -- References -- 10 Community Engagement, Civic Education, and Democratic Governance -- Voices from Within -- Effective Participation in the Political Process -- Civic Education and Society -- A Positive Relationship Between National, Regional, and District Offices Toward Meeting Goals -- Conclusion -- Appendix 10A -- Reference -- References -- Index.

Chapter 1 - Introduction -- Chapter 2 – Literature on Civic Engagement -- Chapter 3 – Measuring Civic Engagement -- Chapter 4 – Demographics -- Chapter 5 – Sense of Community -- Chapter 6 – Trust -- Chapter 7 – Political Knowledge -- Chapter 8 – Personality -- Chapter 9 – Women -- Chapter 10 – Community Engagement, Civic Education, and Democratic Governance.

This is a qualitative exploratory research study of confidence and the emergence of women as candidates for state and local elected office. Our study consists of over 30 hours of interviews with 20 women candidates running for state and local office where we explore the sources of confidence that motivate women to run for office. Our interviews with women candidates suggest confidence is tied to egalitarian families and robust network support, strong educational credentials and background, as well as a multitude of professional and community leadership experiences.