While previously polarization was primarily seen only in issue-based terms, a new type of
division has emerged in the mass public in recent years: Ordinary Americans increasingly …

Looking at political participation behavior of young adults in contemporary Europe, this
paper provides the reader with a map of different terminologies and logics that are used to …

When defined in terms of social identity and affect toward copartisans and opposing
partisans, the polarization of the American electorate has dramatically increased. We …

Voter turnout has puzzled political scientists ever since Anthony Downs postulated the
paradox of voting. Despite decades of research aiming to understand what drives citizens to …

How does society form and transform individuals? Sociology has been asking this question
since its inception and “socialization” has been analyzed from different vantage points by …

Why are some civic associations better than others at getting-and keeping-people involved
in activism? From MoveOn. org to the National Rifle Association, Health Care for America …

Political interest is the strongest predictor of'good citizenship', yet hardly anything is known
about it. For the first time in over three decades, here is a study explaining what political …

What makes people decide to vote? In addressing this simple question, André Blais
examines the factors that increase or decrease turnout at the aggregate, cross-national level …

We use longitudinal data incorporating three generations of Americans to reevaluate the
character and consequences of political socialization within the family. Findings about …

Who Votes Now? compares the demographic characteristics and political views of voters
and nonvoters in American presidential elections since 1972 and examines how electoral …