Mediated political participation and competing discourses of online civic engagement

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

Political and Civic Engagement and Participation: Towards an Integrative Perspective

This article presents an overview of current understandings in the study of political and civic engagement and participation, drawing in particular on innovations which have emerged from the PIDOP project. For the purposes of the article, ‘engagement’ is defined as having an interest in, paying attention to, or having knowledge, beliefs, opinions, attitudes or feelings about either political or...

Political Participation and Civic Engagement: towards a New Typology

Reviewing the literature on political participation and civic engagement, the article offers a critical examination of different conceptual frameworks. Drawing on previous definitions and operationalisations, a new typology for political participation and civic engagement is developed, highlighting the multidimensionality of both concepts. In particular, it makes a clear distinction between man...

Human Capital, Civic Engagement and Political Participation: Turning Skills and Knowledge into Engagement and Action

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Political Theory, Political Science, And The End Of Civic Engagement