In: Sociológia - Slovak Sociological Review, vol. 46, no. 6
Matej Makarovič - Mateja Rek
Detaily:
Rok, strany: 2014, 686 - 705
Kľúčové slová:
political participation; democracy; Europe; influence; power
Typ článku: štúdia / study
O článku:
Power and Influence-Based Political Participation in European Democracies. In this article, we analyse issues related to political participation from the perspective of sociological theory. The key argument is based on a theoretical framework distinguishing clearly between power and influence. We employ Talcott Parsons' theory of steering media and use it as a base on which to build a classification of forms of political participation. We show that with the development of a society, power-based political participation is not being replaced by influence-based political participation. Instead, in developed societies, the number of active citizens increases, and they tend to use more of both power-based and influence-based forms of political participation. Based on our classification of the forms of political participation, we examine a set of quantitative indicators using a hierarchical cluster analysis in order to explore differences and similarities among EU members as regards the use of power or influence-based forms of political participation.
Sociológia 2014, Vol. 46 (No. 6: 686-705)
Power and Influence-Based Political Participation in European Democracies. In this article, we analyse issues related to political participation from the perspective of sociological theory. The key argument is based on a theoretical framework distinguishing clearly between power and influence. We employ Talcott Parsons' theory of steering media and use it as a base on which to build a classification of forms of political participation. We show that with the development of a society, power-based political participation is not being replaced by influence-based political participation. Instead, in developed societies, the number of active citizens increases, and they tend to use more of both power-based and influence-based forms of political participation. Based on our classification of the forms of political participation, we examine a set of quantitative indicators using a hierarchical cluster analysis in order to explore differences and similarities among EU members as regards the use of power or influence-based forms of political participation.
Sociológia 2014, Vol. 46 (No. 6: 686-705)
Ako citovať:
ISO 690:
Makarovič, M., Rek, M. 2014. Power and Influence-Based Political Participation in European Democracies. In Sociológia - Slovak Sociological Review, vol. 46, no.6, pp. 686-705. 0049-1225.
APA:
Makarovič, M., Rek, M. (2014). Power and Influence-Based Political Participation in European Democracies. Sociológia - Slovak Sociological Review, 46(6), 686-705. 0049-1225.