Capitale sociale e partecipazione politica
Letture essenziali
Sabatini, F. (2011). Who trusts Berlusconi? An econometric analysis of the role of television in the Italian political arena. Economics and Econometrics Research Institute (EERI), Research Paper 11/08, Brussels
This paper contributes to the literature by carrying out the first econometric investigation into...
Gil de Zúñiga, H., Jung, N., Valenzuela, S. (2011). Social media use for news and individuals’ social capital, civic engagement and political participation. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, forthcoming
Traditional news use activates people’s civic and political involvement and is also related...
Stolle, D., Hooghe, M. (eds) (1998). Generating Social Capital: Civil Society and Institutions in Comparative Perspective. New York, Palgrave MacMillan.
Social capital--networks of civic engagements, norms of reciprocity, and attitudes of trust--is...
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Acemoglu, D., Robinson, J. A., Torvik, R. (2013). Why Do Voters Dismantle Checks and Balances?
Voters often dismantle constitutional checks and balances on the executive. If such checks and...
Doyle, O., Fidrmuc, J. (2003). Anatomy of Voting Behavior and Attitudes during Post-Communist Transition: Czech Republic 1990-98. In Nauro F. Campos and Jan Fidrmuc (eds.): Political Economy of Transition and Development
How does implementing harsh economic reforms influence voting behavior? And how do the patterns of...
Durante, R., Pinotti, P., Tesei, A. (2013). The Political Legacy of News-Free Television: Evidence from the Rise of Berlusconi
Can news-free media influence political behavior? We investigate this issue in the context of...
Ferri, M. (2006). Come si forma l'opinione pubblica. Il contributo sociologico di Walter Lippmann. Milano: FrancoAngeli
Per quanto la biografia e la formazione giovanile di Walter Lippmann (New York, 1889-1974),...
Ferri, M. (2009). La voce muta. Analisi dell'opinione sociale nel dopoguerra
L’opinione pubblica è il “soggetto” cui fanno appello i politici per...
Freitag, M. (2006). Bowling the state back in: Political institutions and the creation of social capital. European Journal of Political Research 45(1), 123-152.
Abstract. While some studies have revealed that social capital is shaped within civil society, the...
Kiss, H. S., Rosa-Garcia, A. (2011). Why do Facebook and Twitter facilitate revolutions more than TV and radio? MPRA Paper No 33496.
A distinctive feature of recent revolutions was the key role of social media (e.g. Facebook,...
Ligthar, J., van Oudheusden, P. (2011).
We measure the contribution of fiscal decentralization to trust in government. Using repeated cross...
McManamey, R. (2004). The Relationship Between Community Newspapers and Social Capital: the Power to Empower. University of Tasmania, PhD Thesis
Rosa Maria McManamey Thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor...
Morris, M. (2010). The challenges of creating social capital and increasing community participation in a diverse population: Implications for theory, policy and practice based on a case study of a Canadian housing co-operative
This is a case study about building social capital and increasing community participation across...
Quintelier, E., Solle, D., Harell, A. (2011). Politics in Peer Groups: Exploring the Causal Relationship between Network Diversity and Political Participation. Political Research Quarterly July 19, 2011.
Social capital researchers have suggested that bridging ties are important for political...
Schachter, H. L. (2011). Reflections on Political Engagement and Voluntary Association Governance. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 40 (4), 703-719.
This article explores the nexus between political engagement and voluntary association member...
Stolle, D., Hooghe, M. (2009). Shifting Inequalities? Patterns of Exclusion and Inclusion in Emerging Forms of Political Participation. WZB Discussion paper 2009-204
Previous research has found a steady increase in the number of people involved in emerging forms of...
Uhlaner, C. J. (1989). Relational Goods and Participation: Incorporating Sociability into a Theory of Rational Action. Public Choice 62, 253-285.
Theoretical explanations of why rational individuals would participate in politics remain...
Wollebaeck, D., Strømsnes, K. (2007). Voluntary Associations, Trust, and Civic Engagement: A Multilevel Approach. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 37, 249-263.
This article argues that the scope of the voluntary sector is more important than the activity...
