Scholars have recognized that a recent increase in the ways citizens participate beyond the electoral arena may be a promising avenue of renewal for citizen participation. In this article we test the theory that different kinds of citizenship norms motivate some citizens to specialize in electoral-oriented activities (e.g. voting), while others specialize in non-institutionalized activities (e....

INTRODUCTION In the context of an increasingly ageing society with a growing number of persons diagnosed with chronic disabling conditions including dementia and persons with disabilities, ageing and disability represent two policy fields which need to be jointly re-thought. So far, policymakers and other political actors have not adequately reacted to these changing demographics. DESCRIPTION...

BACKGROUND: The rise of social media has resulted in a dramatic change citizen engagement political processes. This raises the question whether affordances network sites motivate alternative politics more than conventional form engagement. OBJECTIVE: 1) identify differences uses and gratifications among four personality types (i.e., potential dissidents, allegiants, subordinates, alienated), 2)...

Abstract. This paper discusses the opportunities and challenges of integrating science technology studies (STS), especially variant based on actor–network theory (ANT), into fields human geography with a critical research tradition. Drawing experiences political ecology empirical carbon markets, it uses example reducing emissions from deforestation forest degradation (REDD+) to show how turn to...

Though political theorists have emphasized the importance of political discussion in non-political spaces, past study of online political discussion has focused on primarily political websites. Using a random sample from Blogger.com, we find that 25% of all political posts are from blogs that post about politics less than 20% of the time, because the vast majority of blogs post about politics s...

This paper develops a signaling model of corporate lobbying in democratic capitalist societies to analyze the conditions that lead to a powerful political position of business. Proceeding from the traditional dichotomy of structural economic determinants versus business’ political action, our model predicts the conditions under which elected political decisionmakers modify their policy pledges ...

BACKGROUND Little is known about the social and political factors that influence priority setting for different health services in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), yet these factors are integral to understanding how national health agendas are established. We investigated factors that facilitate or prevent surgical care from being prioritized in LMICs. METHODS AND FINDINGS We underto...

ABSTRACT During the 1960s and 1970s, Argentine theater experienced an almost simultaneous interest in documentary political, as well a experimental hybridization of forms. Later developments led to autobiographical 1980s 1990s biodrama 2000s. Mi vida después [My life after] by Lola Arias is renowned play derived from these traditions. By analyzing model acting this work study figure actor-docum...