W7 political enagement

Question 1

what is the trend in turn out?

Answer 1

it is relatively decreasing cross nationally (Abdurashid, 2016).

the party membership is also decreasing
(Van Biezeu, 2011).

Question 2

why decrease in political engagement happening?

Answer 2

supply side change:
parties seem to get similar to one another

demand side change:
ppl’s views on politics is changing

Question 3

what is the biggest political movement?

Answer 3

strikessssss

Question 4

what are the 2 main cohorts who are less interested in democracy?

Answer 4

• the middle between left and right

- the younger cohort

Question 5

what is the theory of civic voluntarism?

Answer 5

lack of resources (money, time), motivations (political interest, trust), and recruitment (social capital, connections) are the biggest factors of political engagement, which are all influenced by one’s SES
(Verba, Schlozman, Brady, 1995)

Question 6

what does the OECD (2017) tell you??

Answer 6

the long ran changes in women labour participation:
UK 31%-> 57%
US less than 22% -> 56%
(between 1920-now)