Conceptual Foundations of Citizen Competence
In: Political behavior, Band 23, Heft 3, S. 285
ISSN: 0190-9320
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In: Political behavior, Band 23, Heft 3, S. 285
ISSN: 0190-9320
In: Public opinion quarterly: journal of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Band 65, Heft 1, S. 139-141
ISSN: 0033-362X
In: Canadian journal of political science: CJPS = Revue canadienne de science politique : RCSP, Band 34, Heft 2, S. 411-413
ISSN: 0008-4239
In: The journal of politics: JOP, Band 63, Heft 2, S. 656-659
ISSN: 0022-3816
In: Democratization, Band 7, Heft 2, S. 243-244
ISSN: 1351-0347
In: American journal of political science: AJPS, Band 45, Heft 2, S. 410-424
ISSN: 0092-5853
The political-heuristics school has credited the political environment with providing easily used informational crutches that enable even poorly informed citizens to make competent political judgments. We develop a more general approach to the environment, arguing that it can either enhance or fail to enhance political judgment & that it shapes performance through the interaction of two factors: information & motivation. Using survey experiments that test citizens' ability to make tradeoffs among competing goals for health care reform, we find that performance depends heavily on environmental conditions. A combination of general information with increased motivation to act responsibly improves aggregate performance. An extremely favorable informational environment not only enhances performance, but it even eliminates the effects of individual differences in education & political sophistication. The analysis points toward reforming structures that shape the political environment as the most plausible route to improved democratic governance. 2 Tables, 2 Figures, 57 References. Adapted from the source document.
In: Political behavior, Band 23, Heft 3, S. 225-256
ISSN: 0190-9320
In: The public opinion quarterly: POQ, Band 76, Heft 3, S. 525-537
ISSN: 1537-5331
In: British journal of political science, Band 48, Heft 3, S. 787-806
ISSN: 1469-2112
The criticism that ordinary voters lack the necessary competence to make policy decisions persists despite the growth, popularity and implementation of direct democratic instruments throughout the democratic world. This article presents a novel measure of voters' levels of justification as a possible, policy-specific, conceptualization of citizen competence in direct democracy. Using a unique dataset based on thirty-four ballot decisions in Switzerland, the study analyses the levels and correlates of citizen competence. The main findings are, first, that most voters do understand arguments about policies. Secondly, the political contextas well asindividual resources are important in determining voters' competence. Finally, with regard to individual resources, motivation is strongly associated with justification levels, while the effect of ability is smaller than expected.
In: The journal of politics: JOP
ISSN: 1468-2508
In: Electoral studies: an international journal on voting and electoral systems and strategy, Band 74, S. 102408
ISSN: 1873-6890
Citizen competences are considered as a fundamental aspect in the social development of man with his environment, which allows him to carry out actions that are articulated with the different guidelines established by law, which leads the citizen to live in a coherent and peaceful way in a nation that tends for freedom of thought framed in a democratic society. That is why it is considered of high importance that in educational establishments there are spaces that tend for training in peaceful coexistence framed in the law of the educated. This article resulted from the research project: "Social Appropriation of citizen and mathematical competences making use of MIDTablets", in which the mediation of Information and Communication Technologies is proposed to support the training of citizens with competences citizens who ensure adequate behavior in society. This project was developed in 31 educational institutions in the district of Barranquilla-Colombia, with support from resources of both the Ministry of Information Technology and Communications (MinTic), and the Secretariat of District Education of Barranquilla, in compliance with national goals, departmental and district regarding the quality of education of the national population
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In: The journal of politics: JOP, Band 63, Heft 2, S. 656-659
ISSN: 1468-2508
A critical analysis of the official proposal of the Colombian State on political education based on the formation of citizen competencies is presented. This is done a brief account of political education in Colombia, then this proposal is analyzed in the context of the global context, to finally present some conclusions on the need to move forward, not only in the formation of citizens from school , but in the transformation of schools into truly democratic scenarios. ; Se presenta un análisis crítico de la propuesta oficial del Estado colombiano sobre educación política fundamentada en la formación de competencias ciudadanas. Para ello se hace un breve recuento de la educación política en Colombia, luego se analiza esta propuesta en el marco del contexto mundial, para, finalmente, presentar algunas conclusiones sobre la necesidad de seguir avanzando, no sólo en la formación de ciudadanos desde la escuela, sino en la transformación de las escuelas en escenarios realmente democráticos.
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In: American political science review, Band 116, Heft 3, S. 1147-1153
ISSN: 1537-5943
Are citizens willing to tolerate violations of democratic rules and norms by competent political leaders? I examine this question employing well-powered conjoint experiments in the United States, the United Kingdom, the Czech Republic, Mexico, and South Korea. The findings yield good as well as bad news for democracy. I find that undemocratic behavior by political candidates decreases voter support, whereas candidate competence increases support. Contrary to expectations, the effects of undemocratic behavior and competence do not interact. This means that competent candidates are sanctioned for violating democratic principles but also that support for undemocratic candidates increases with their competence. These findings can help explain the successes and failures of undemocratic political leaders around the world: although these leaders can gain support by appearing to be competent, competence does not make citizens tolerate undemocratic behavior entirely.