Whereas research on political participation typically investigates a variety of socio-economic
and attitudinal characteristics, this cross-national study focuses on the relevance of norms …

As the political terrain continues to change, people organize, communicate, and participate
in different ways than they used to. Social Change and Creative Activism in the 21st Century …

Abstract Research on Eastern Europe stresses the weakness of its civil society and the lack
of political and social involvement, neglecting the question: What do people themselves …

Since the end of the Cold War, political scientists have radically reexamined the role that
elections play in authoritarian contexts. Some argue elections are congruent with …

This article focuses on explaining the variation in extra-parliamentary activities, such as
signing petitions, demonstrating, displaying badge stickers and boycotting products in 20 …

The purpose of the study was to compare the predictive power of three sets of determinants
in Civic Voluntarism Model (CVM) on three dimensions of citizen participation. We analysed …

Homonegative attitudes are strikingly high in Eastern Europe, and a schism among an
enlarged Europe. To understand this, we examine the comparative and over-time role of …

The article challenges the hypothesis that there is cohabitation of civic engagement and
democratic institutions and practices. While valid at a general level, the relationship is not …

This study is an examination of the relationship between argumentativeness and political
participation and the moderating effect of nationality on this relationship. Through a survey …

In this age of" total" war on terrorism, many liberals fail to recognize the dangers of adopting
the methods of their enemies--of meeting propaganda with propaganda, cruelty with cruelty …