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Social movements and participation

Social movements and participation. What are social movements? What causes social movements? What causes social movements to be successful? Who participates in politics? Why? Collective action problem…. The inside game. The outside game. The outside game. The outside game.

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Social movements and participation

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  1. Social movements and participation What are social movements? What causes social movements? What causes social movements to be successful? Who participates in politics? Why? Collective action problem…

  2. The inside game

  3. The outside game

  4. The outside game

  5. The outside game

  6. The outside game

  7. The outside game

  8. The outside game

  9. The outside game

  10. The outside game

  11. Causes of political participation Economic • Rational? • Minimax regret theory • High costs of voting disproportionate on lower income • Civic duty (the D term) Benefits – cost + Duty

  12. Causes of political participation Sociological • Gender, race, class, education (Gender?) • Socialization (coming of age in political time – New Deal generation) • Group consciousness • Other organization (even non-political associations like bowling, quilting, religious organizations)

  13. Causes of political participation Psychological • Partisanship (running tally) • Internal efficacy • External efficacy • Political trust – cynicism

  14. Causes of political participation Institutional or contextual • State culture • Party competition • Increased mobilization • Ideological placement of candidates and effect on mobilization • Moter voter

  15. The outside game

  16. Causes of political participation in the case of Beslan • Political alienation • Social alienation = violence • Resources • Grievance – contextual variable • Past participation • Anger!

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