civic voluntarism model of political participation

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The civic voluntarism model of political participation is a prominent theory in political science that explains why people engage in politics by emphasizing individuals’ resources, psychological engagement, and recruitment into political activity.

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instanceOf political science theory
theory of political participation
addresses inequalities in political participation
alsoKnownAs civic voluntarism model
appliesTo campaign activity
contacting public officials
protest participation
voting
arguesThat political participation depends on whether people are asked to participate
political participation depends on whether people can participate
political participation depends on whether people want to participate
associatedWith Henry E. Brady NERFINISHED
Kay Lehman Schlozman NERFINISHED
Sidney Verba NERFINISHED
assumes participation is shaped by both individual traits and organizational context
contrastsWith rational choice models of participation
socioeconomic status model of participation
coreConcept engagement
recruitment
resources
developedIn 20th century
emphasizes individual resources
psychological engagement
recruitment into political activity
explains why individuals participate in politics
field political science
focusesOn political participation
geographicFocus United States NERFINISHED
hasDimension capacity dimension
mobilization dimension
motivational dimension
influencedBy resource-based theories of participation
influences later models of civic engagement
research on political inequality
influentialWork Voice and Equality: Civic Voluntarism in American Politics NERFINISHED
levelOfAnalysis individual
methodologicalBasis survey research
psychologicalComponent political efficacy
political interest
political knowledge
recruitmentChannel interest groups
political parties
voluntary associations
resourceType civic skills
money
time
usedIn comparative political behavior studies
empirical research on American politics

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Kay Lehman Schlozman notableIdea civic voluntarism model of political participation