Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-281) and index.
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The decline and fall of political activism? -- Theories of political activism -- Mapping turnout -- Do institutions matter? -- Who votes? -- Mapping party activism -- Who joins? -- Civic society and social capital -- Traditional mobilizing agencies: unions and churches -- New social movements, protest politics and the Internet -- Conclusions: the reinvention of political activism?
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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"This book compares systematic evidence for electoral turnout, party membership, and civic activism in countries around the world and suggests good reasons to question assumptions of decline. Not only is the obituary for older forms of political activism premature, but new forms of civic engagement may have emerged in modern societies to supplement traditional modes. Political participation appears to have evolved over the years, in terms of the agencies, the actions used for political expression, and the political actors that participants seek to influence.
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The process of societal modernization and rising levels of human capital are primarily responsible, although participation is also explained by the structure of the state, the role of agencies, and social inequalities."--Jacket.