Suchergebnisse

"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 how social modernization has changed the framework of political competition for citizens and political parties in affluent democracies, and discusses the electoral and political implications of these trends.

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

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 current debate on the vitality of affluent democracies often cites the changing patterns of citizens' political participation as signs of this malaise. Fewer citizens are voting, and more are turning toward contentious and more direct forms of participation. What are the consequences? I describe the participation patterns in affluent democracies and then consider whether these changes in citizen participation are linked to the quality of democratic performance. Some scholars see a more assertive public as overloading the political system or destroying collective views of politics. Others see contentious politics as giving citizens an additional and more effective method of influencing policymakers. The evidence on citizen participation comes from two waves of the International Social Survey Program. Measures of the functioning of government come from the Economist Intelligence Unit and the World Bank. The analyses show that a more active public is correlated with a better functioning government. Moreover, these relationships are stronger for protest and other forms of direct action than for voting in national elections. The results suggest that an assertive and elite-challenging public is more of a boon than a curse for democratic politics.