Political participation is deemed to be a fundamental component of democratic regimes. The literature on political participation has shown that some social groups of citizens tend to be less involved in politics than other social groups, and the consequence is that the interests of these specific groups of less involved citizens are underrepresented in the political process. Given the increasing popularity of non-violent protest in contemporary democracies, it is important to understand whether political inequalities are present in this form of political engagement. In this article, we argue that non-violent protest may present inequalities, that examining the consequences of public social spending can help in understanding the cross-national differences in the levels of non-violent political protest, and that political inequalities in non-violent protest may vary according to public social spending. We test our argument using sources that include the European Values Study (1980–2009), multilevel models, and contextual data provided by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

Collective and Private Resources and the Inequalities of Non-violent Political Protest in European Countries / Quaranta, Mario. - In: JOURNAL OF CIVIL SOCIETY. - ISSN 1744-8689. - 2014, 10:3(2014), pp. 294-316. [10.1080/17448689.2014.944684]

Collective and Private Resources and the Inequalities of Non-violent Political Protest in European Countries

Quaranta, Mario
2014-01-01

Abstract

Political participation is deemed to be a fundamental component of democratic regimes. The literature on political participation has shown that some social groups of citizens tend to be less involved in politics than other social groups, and the consequence is that the interests of these specific groups of less involved citizens are underrepresented in the political process. Given the increasing popularity of non-violent protest in contemporary democracies, it is important to understand whether political inequalities are present in this form of political engagement. In this article, we argue that non-violent protest may present inequalities, that examining the consequences of public social spending can help in understanding the cross-national differences in the levels of non-violent political protest, and that political inequalities in non-violent protest may vary according to public social spending. We test our argument using sources that include the European Values Study (1980–2009), multilevel models, and contextual data provided by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
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Quaranta, Mario
Collective and Private Resources and the Inequalities of Non-violent Political Protest in European Countries / Quaranta, Mario. - In: JOURNAL OF CIVIL SOCIETY. - ISSN 1744-8689. - 2014, 10:3(2014), pp. 294-316. [10.1080/17448689.2014.944684]
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