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Democracy without Engagement?
- Understanding Political Participation in Post-Communist Romania
Engelsk Hardback
Democracy without Engagement?
- Understanding Political Participation in Post-Communist Romania
Engelsk Hardback

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How do post-communist citizens engage in the new democracies of Eastern Europe after decades of repressive control exerted by the communist regimes? Are people’s involvement in post-communist politics influenced by generic socioeconomic and attitudinal traits, or is it primarily driven by selective mobilization opportunities provided by social networks and organizations? This book presents a broad framework for conceptualizing and measuring citizen participation and applies it to Romania as a typical post-communist democracy illustrating the low rates of political activism in the region. Separate chapters examine post-communist citizens’ participation in elections, attempts to influence authorities beyond voting, cognitive engagement in politics, and direct involvement in local decision-making. Using large-N statistical analyses, the author argues that individuals’ socioeconomic and attitudinal characteristics have relatively weak influences on citizen participation in the post-communist context. Instead, various organizations and social networks act as politically recruiting and mobilizing agents, driving citizen participation into political actions that can challenge or strengthen democracy. In the absence of a well-developed participatory political culture that would enable citizens to act autonomously in the political sphere, the persistence of post-communist democracies largely depends on the goals and methods pursued by these mobilizing agents.

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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
254
ISBN-13:
9781498535243
Indbinding:
Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1498535240
Udg. Dato:
16 feb 2022
Længde:
23mm
Bredde:
235mm
Højde:
159mm
Forlag:
Lexington Books
Oplagsdato:
16 feb 2022
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