It’s Not All About Resources
Explaining (or Not) the Instability of Individual-Level Political Participation Over Time
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6180294 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joanne M Miller (0000-0002-9823-5005, University of Minnesota, corresponding author), Kyle L Saunders (0000-0003-4023-8729, Colorado State University) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 943-981 |
| Publication date | 2016-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Politics Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1532-673X • E-ISSN: 1552-3373 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1532673x15599840 |
| OpenAlex | W2286294451 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 57 |
The dominant political science explanations of the causes of individual-level political participation converge on three sets of antecedents—resources/skills, recruitment, and political engagement. However, the overwhelming majority of the empirical tests of these antecedents rely on cross-sectional data, obscuring the fact that micro-level participation in the United States is more accurately characterized by instability rather than by stability. Using the American National Election Study and Jennings time-series data, we for the first time demonstrate the inability of traditionally examined antecedents to explain individual-level variation in political behavior over time. Finding extant theory inadequate in this regard, we propose a modification of participation theories that puts the concept of motivation in the foreground. We argue that a model that includes motivation may both pave the way for a better understanding of the variation in participation over time and suggest possible prescriptions to help alleviate representational biases at the individual level
Economics · Extant taxon · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Sociology · Computer Science · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Psychology · Social Capital and Networks · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2024 (8) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |