Effects of Democracy and Inequality on Soft Political Protest in Europe
Exploring the European Social Survey Data
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9952297 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joshua K Dubrow (0000-0002-0140-8441, Polish Academy of Sciences, corresponding author), Kazimierz M Slomczynski (0000-0001-7704-0885, a Departments of Sociology and Political Science, Polish Academy of Sciences, Ohio State University), Irina Tomescu-Dubrow (a Departments of Sociology and Political Science, Polish Academy of Sciences, Ohio State University), Irina Tomescu‐dubrow (0000-0002-7941-522X, Polish Academy of Sciences) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 36-51 |
| Publication date | 2008-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-7659 • E-ISSN: 1557-9336 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.2753/ijs0020-7659380302 |
| OpenAlex | W2013104834 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 40 |
| References cited | 9 |
In this cross-national study, soft political-protest behavior is defined as participation in a legal demonstration, signing a petition, or contacting government officials. We find that in Europe in 2006 (1) the proportion of political protesters is significantly higher in old democracies than in the new, predominantly postcommunist, democracies, and (2) the greater the income inequality in both old and new democracies, the lower the proportion of political protesters. These two regularities, established for country-level data, hold even if the democracy index and gross domestic product per capita are controlled. Using individual-level data, we find that in all countries included in the European Social Survey trust in both parliament and social position positively influences the probability of individuals' protest behavior. Combining both levels of analysis, we pay particular attention to the effects of two macro-characteristics: old/new democracies and income inequality. Both of these characteristics prove to be significant predictors of soft political-protest behavior
Democracy · Demographic economics · Development economics · Economic growth · Economic inequality · Economics · European Social Survey · Gross domestic product · Inequality · Parliament · Per capita · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Position (finance · Social inequality · Sociology · Survey data collection · World Values Survey · Demography · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Media Influence and Politics · Social Capital and Networks
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| Unique citing works | 40 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,35 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2026 (18) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 39 |