Citizenship and Civic Engagement: Attitudes and Behaviour in Britain |
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| Authors: | Charles Pattie Patrick Seyd Paul Whiteley |
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| Affiliation: | University of Sheffield; University of Essex |
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| Abstract: | Analysis of patterns of participation revealed three dimensions of civic activism in modern Britain: individualistic activism; contact activism; and collective activism. Three alternative theories of participation were examined to account for these dimensions: general incentives; social capital; and civic voluntarism. None proved sufficient in itself to account for civic activism in modern Britain: each provided only part of the explanation. |
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