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Social Networks and Political Participation

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ID6232860
AuthorsDavid E Campbell (0000-0002-6360-7315, Department of Political Science, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, corresponding author)
Year2013
Volume16
Issue1
Pages33-48
Publication date2013-05-11
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAnnual Review of Political Science (BOOK_SERIES)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1094-2939 • E-ISSN: 1545-1577
PublisherAnnual Reviews (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1146/annurev-polisci-033011-201728
OpenAlexW2098073218
LanguageEN
Citations received135
References cited72

In recent years, the study of political participation has benefited from growing attention to the study of social networks. Historically, most explanations for political participation have focused on characteristics of individuals. Although these individual-level correlates do a “pretty good” job of predicting who participates, incorporating social networks deepens our understanding of the factors that lead people to express voice in the democratic process. Even though the participation literature has long been split between scholars who favor a focus on individuals and others who emphasize social networks, the two approaches need not be in tension. Instead, they complement one another. The individualistic factors known to correlate with participation—including education, religious attendance, political knowledge, political conviction, and civic duty—all have a social dimension

American political science · Conviction · Democracy · Duty · Individualism · Political economy · Political science · Political socialization · Politics · Public relations · Sociology · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Psychology · Social Capital and Networks · Social Media and Politics · Social Psychology

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