Participation Theories

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Participation Theories

• Mark Stephan
• Voting and Elections (and more)
• PS 417

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Last Class and Todays Class

• U.S. Political Culture
• Theorizing about Participation
• Individuals
• Leaders

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Backdrop

• What came before
• Elections and campaigns
• One-shot analyses
• Focusing on individuals

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Rosenstone and Hansen

• What are the puzzles of participation?
• Do the authors define democracy?

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The Theory

• Individuals
• Costs and Resources
• Rewards, Interests, Beliefs
• Leaders Strategic Mobilization
• Not who, but when
• Paradox and incentives
• Social Networks

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Theory (continued)

• Direct Mobilization
• Indirect Mobilization
• Who gets targeted?
• Implications
• When do they get targeted?

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Political Culture and R/H?

• Making connections
• Critiques

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In the News.

• Inauguration this week!
• Does the President have a mandate? Why or why
  not?

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If time

• Group Activity
• Campaign fundraising and the strategies of
  mobilizers

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Next Class

• Continue with some foundational information about
  voting the rules, the institutions, the history