Disengaged or raising voices? An analysis of the relationship between individual risk perception and non-institutionalised political participation.

IF 1.9 3区社会学 Q2 POLITICAL SCIENCE

Acta Politica Pub Date : 2023-05-13 DOI:10.1057/s41269-023-00301-x

Julia Weiss

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Abstract

The economic crisis of 2008 resulted in rising levels of unemployment, which were accompanied by protests in many countries. This led to a scientific debate on the influence of grievances on political participation. Previous studies have shown that individual affectedness leads to 'exiting', whereas in times of crisis grievances lead to increased political participation. What all these studies have in common is that they solely investigate actual deprivation. The present study adds a new aspect and examines if the individual risk perception of becoming deprived influences political participation. Does the individual risk perception of becoming deprived influence political participation and, if so, does this depend on the economic context? Based on grievance theory and using data from the European Social Survey and the World Bank, this study shows that the personal risk of becoming deprived increases the likelihood of participation. However, the participation-enhancing effect of one's own risk perception is diminished when individuals live in an economically weak country and thus see no chance of improvement. This underlines that context plays a role and that economically deteriorating situations in the country can reduce participation rates.

Supplementary information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1057/s41269-023-00301-x.

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不投入还是提高嗓门?个体风险感知与非制度化政治参与关系分析

2008年的经济危机导致失业率上升，许多国家都爆发了抗议活动。这引发了一场关于不满情绪对政治参与影响的科学辩论。先前的研究表明，个人情感会导致“退出”，而在危机时期，不满会导致更多的政治参与。所有这些研究的共同点是，他们只调查实际的剥夺。本研究增加了一个新的方面，并考察了个人被剥夺的风险感知是否影响政治参与。被剥夺的个人风险感知是否会影响政治参与，如果有，这是否取决于经济背景？基于申诉理论和欧洲社会调查（European Social Survey）和世界银行（World Bank）的数据，这项研究表明，被剥夺权利的个人风险增加了参与的可能性。然而，当个人生活在经济较弱的国家，因此看不到改善的机会时，个人自身风险感知的参与增强效应就会减弱。这强调了环境的作用，该国不断恶化的经济状况会降低参与率。补充信息：在线版本包含补充资料，获取地址为10.1057/s41269-023-00301-x。

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