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Selective or generic activism? Types of participants, political action repertoires and mobilisation capacity in a post-communist society

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Tatar, Marius Ioan

Abstract

This study develops and tests two arguments for how repertoires of political action are reconfigured in postcommunist Romania. Using multivariate statistical analysis, it examines whether citizens’ engagement in post-communist politics is linked with generic socioeconomic and attitudinal traits or, ... view more

This study develops and tests two arguments for how repertoires of political action are reconfigured in postcommunist Romania. Using multivariate statistical analysis, it examines whether citizens’ engagement in post-communist politics is linked with generic socioeconomic and attitudinal traits or, alternatively, if it is connected with selective mobilisation opportunities provided by social networks and organisations. The findings reveal that while most Romanians are politically inactive two decades after the fall of communism, those who engage in politics do so selectively and their political action repertoires are largely influenced by four mobilising agents: trade unions, political parties, social networks, and civil society organisations.... view less

Keywords
Romania; post-communist society; political participation; mobilization; political behavior; political interest; political activity; political action; socioeconomic factors; social factors; social network

Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture

Document language
English

Publication Year
2015

Page/Pages
p. 1251-1281

Journal
Europe-Asia Studies, 67 (2015) 8

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/09668136.2015.1075191

ISSN
0966-8136

Status
Postprint; peer reviewed

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike


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