Decades of evidence point to the vital role of parents in shaping their children's partisan
leanings, particularly concerning mainstream parties. And yet the contours of …

Political events both in the United States and around the world have led to a resurgence of
interest in citizenship education. With this in mind, we conducted a study in rural schools to …

In this study we provide new evidence on the much-discussed effect of education on political
participation by utilizing the quasi-experiment of twinning. By looking at the relationship …

Social capital can have a beneficial effect on public policy outcomes by helping to solve
collective action problems and by providing individuals and communities with efficient social …

This article explores the effect of tracked education in upper secondary on voting behaviour.
It discusses two causal mechanisms that link tracked education to greater disparities of …

With a list of contributors that reads like a" Who's Who" of political psychology, this
comprehensive volume introduces the major concepts, debates, and themes in the field and …

Objectives This study aims to evaluate the adolescent political socialization processes that
predict political participation in young adulthood, and whether these processes are different …

Every four years, The State of the Parties brings readers up to date on party action in
election years and in between. With the dual themes of continuity and change characterizing …

For high school community service programs to have a positive impact on subsequent civic
engagement, students must volunteer in a sustained manner and must evaluate their …

Parties can elitcit widespread electoral support by making the distribution of prizes or
rewards to groups of voters contingent upon electoral support. In addition to altering which …