Does Civic Participation Stimulate Political Activity?

Civic Community, Political Participation and Political Trust of Ethnic Groups1

fortcoming. Multikulturelle Demokratien im Vergleich. Opladen. 2 Department of Political Science, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Oude Zijds Achterburgwal 237. Email: [email protected] 3 We would like to thank the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and the Social Sciences (NIAS) that gave us a chance to finish this paper as part of a joint research plan that will hopefully...

Civic Disobedience: Does Internet Use Stimulate Political Unrest in East Asia?

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Political Participation and Civic Engagement: towards a New Typology

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Do personality traits predict civic engagement and political participation? Understanding offline and online engagement and participation