Groups often ask their members to contribute to collective activities. But the benefits of these activities often do not offset the costs of individual participation. Everyone in the group may be better off if everyone cooperates, but each person individually may be better off not cooperating. As a result, we might expect cooperation to fail. Yet modern human society relies on cooperation at a ...

The relationship between the use of social media and political participation has been explored and discoursed by various researchers. Current study observes this relationship in the context of Pakistan. The research intends to explore the use of Facebook among Pakistani students and its subsequent association with their political participation. For this purpose, a survey (N= 416) has been condu...

Scholars have had limited success empirically demonstrating the importance of political participation. This study shows that political participation matters because it influences political rewards. Political participation, specifically voting, acts as a political resource for geographic groups. Voting is a resource because members of Congress seek to maximize the benefits of Federal budget allo...

This comparative study of young adults in an established democracy (America) and transitional democracy (Hong Kong) analyzed the impact of political efficacy on the relationship between Internet/Facebook use on political and civic participation. Regression analyses in both samples showed that Facebook use consistently predicted both types of participation. Moreover, there were significant negat...

women’s political representation has been for decades ahead of women’s rights movement. however, women presence in politics is not only limited to women political participation but their position in party politics as well. this paper aims to analyze the role of parties in empowering women at the uk parliament and tries to contribute towards the existing literature through presenting an interdis...

The active participation of citizens is the lifeblood any functioning democracy. But what drives people’s willingness to participate in political life? A key driver their self-perception ability understand processes and influence change through action. These attitudes also determine level trust government, making it a cornerstone research work on trust. In context increasing concerns regarding ...