Participation in polish local elections: sheer rational choice or social embeddedness fate?

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dc.abstract.enIn this article, a modest attempt is undertaken to connect the rational choice theory mechanism with the sociological theory of voting, as efforts to juxtapose both theories are still rare, although some cited accomplishments offer interesting insights. Our dependent variable is participation in a local election in Poland. The local government elections in Poland seem to offer a setting particularly well-suited for a test of the rational choice hypothesis and its relation to sociological explanations of voting behavior. The essential contribution of the article derives from our conviction that social embeddedness and rooting into the social milieu and local community matter for both the cost of participating in a local election and the cost of deciding whether to participate. In the world of post-cleavage politics, individualization of political behavior and involvement in (new) social networks play an increasingly important role. The general finding can be summarized as follows: the social embeddedness of citizens does enhance the probability of participation in an election; however, it does not substitute for the impact of rational motivation factors, nor does it significantly decrease the latter’s net impact on our dependent variable.
dc.affiliationInstytut Nauk Społecznych
dc.affiliationWydział Nauk Społecznych w Warszawie
dc.contributor.authorMarkowski, Radosław
dc.contributor.authorŻerkowska-Balas, Marta
dc.contributor.authorStanley, Benjamin
dc.date.access2024-10-17
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-17T06:47:51Z
dc.date.available2024-10-17T06:47:51Z
dc.date.created2023-04-23
dc.date.issued2024-02-01
dc.description.accesstimeafter_publication
dc.description.grantnumber2014/13/B/HS5/ 02580
dc.description.granttitleWpływ reguł wyborczych na jakość demokracji lokalnej w Polsce
dc.description.issue1
dc.description.physical123-147
dc.description.versionoriginal_author
dc.description.volume38
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/088832542311774
dc.identifier.issn0888-3254
dc.identifier.urihttps://share.swps.edu.pl/handle/swps/971
dc.languageen
dc.pbn.affiliationnauki o polityce i administracji
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dc.share.articleOPEN_REPOSITORY
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dc.titleParticipation in polish local elections: sheer rational choice or social embeddedness fate?
dc.title.journalEast European Politics and Societies: and Cultures
dc.typeJournalArticle
dspace.entity.typeArticle