We investigate gender gaps in political participation with 2004 ISSP data for 18 advanced
Western democracies (N: 20,359) using linear and logistic regression models. Controlling …

News use and political discussion are often studied as important factors in understanding
the effects of political efficacy on participation. However, measurements of external efficacy …

Standing out from all other books on direct democracy, Citizenship and Contemporary Direct
Democracy connects the study of direct democracy to the broader field of comparative …

Despite citizen participation in smart city projects being a critical topic, we lack quantitative
studies exploring such topic. In addition, we know very little about how the human and social …

Recent approaches from social psychology lend support to conspiracy beliefs as a
motivated form of social cognition, structured around and consistent with a higher‐order …

Despite the strong theoretical expectations about the beneficial effect of direct democratic
instruments on citizens' political support, the empirical evidence is scarce and inconsistent …

Organizations are setting up online forums to obtain inputs and feedback from key
stakeholders, such as employees, customers, and citizens. Examples of such virtual spaces …

Institutions' matter'to electoral reform advocates and political scientists-both argue that
variation in electoral institutions affect how elected officials and citizens behave. Change the …

What makes people feel influential in politics? While prior studies describe political efficacy
as a stable and socialized trait, I argue that feelings of effectiveness in politics follow from the …

This paper provides the first systematic cross-national assessment of disabled people's
electoral and political participation, based on research in the 28 Member States of the …