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2019 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

5. Civic Engagement as Political Participation: Does PSM Create Politically Active Citizens?

Authors : Fabian Homberg, Joyce Costello

Published in: Public Service Motivation and Civic Engagement

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

In this chapter, we address the relationship between PSM and political participation. Results from a two-wave study of 300 individuals show a positive association between PSM and some political participation activities such as contacting politicians, petition signing, participation in demonstrations, donations and fundraising. We further corroborate the findings on volunteering presented in the previous chapter.

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Metadata
Title
Civic Engagement as Political Participation: Does PSM Create Politically Active Citizens?
Authors
Fabian Homberg
Joyce Costello
Copyright Year
2019
Book
Public Service Motivation and Civic Engagement

Print ISBN: 978-3-030-02452-9

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-02453-6

Copyright Year: 2019

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02453-6_5