the aim of this research is to study the amount of student's interest in political participation in governmental universities of tehran, and its effective factors. this research has been done with measurement method using the questionnaire tool, and the date of 667 questionnaires from a total of 700 questionnaires distributed among the students of governmental universities are analyzed in ...

The literature on the participation paradox, stealth democracy, political transformation and populism implicitly refers to existence of different profiles, but its empirical evidence focuses separate actions. While several studies have examined distinct combinations actions, such profiles rarely been placed within a theoretical framework or connected motivations resources that shape participati...

Political participation is one of the evidences of persons' presence for determining their fate. So, by developing more democracy in the world, noticing to the different aspects of people involvement in the political scene will be highlighted. Political participation is one of the essential prerequisites for the development and progress. In this regard, women as a significant part of the popula...

Declining political participation has caused much concern among political scientists and politicians. This article builds upon Henrik Bang’s conceptualization of Expert Citizens and Everyday Makers as new forms of political participation. Using the 2001 Home Office Citizenship Survey, we identify four types of political participant: Political Activists, Expert Citizens, Everyday Makers and Non-...

Older adults are not only lagging behind in terms of physical access to the Internet but also in engaging in political activities in the online environment. The findings from two independent studies bridging the USA and China suggest that older adults, even when they have access to the Internet, have ambivalent or negative attitudes toward political activities online. As political participation...

This case study examines how traditional and Internet news use, as well as face-to-face and online political discussion, contributed to political participation during the period leading up to the Iraq War. A Web-based survey of political dissenters (N=307) conducted at the start of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq provides the data used to examine the relationships among informational media use, o...

Considering that explain the role of emotional indicators contributed to the decision the present study investigation indicators of emotional intelligence political participation effective.Because the political system is based on the will of the people was based on continuity and authority is dependent on political participation and involvement of people. This paper presents an analytical study...

Recent studies have shown that variation in political attitudes and participation can be attributed to both genes and the environment. This finding begs the question of why genes matter to participation, and by which pathways. Two hypotheses suggest that feelings of civic duty and sense of political efficacy intermediate the relationship between genes and political participation and, thus, that...