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Political Efficacy, Social Network and Involvement in Public Deliberation in Rural China

verfasst von: Zhijun Pei, Yingchun Pan, Martin Skitmore

Erschienen in: Social Indicators Research | Ausgabe 2/2018

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This study examines the role of political efficacy and social networks in rural China to understand the social characteristics that might affect an individual’s disposition to join in public deliberations. A model is developed and empirically tested by Partial Least Squares analysis. This shows active involvement in public deliberation to be positively influenced by political efficacy (with external political efficacy being a partial mediator), high internal or external political efficacy, and a high internal efficacy leading to high external political efficacy. Social networks have a moderating effect, individuals with a high social network status having an enhanced positive internal political efficacy-public deliberation involvement but weakened positive external political efficacy-public deliberation involvement. The research advances the theoretical understanding of complex political psycho-behavior relationships and provided insights into the role of social settings. The findings could also help boost deliberative democracy in such limited democratic societies as China.

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Titel: Political Efficacy, Social Network and Involvement in Public Deliberation in Rural China
verfasst von: Zhijun Pei
Yingchun Pan
Martin Skitmore
Publikationsdatum: 30.08.2017
Verlag: Springer Netherlands
Erschienen in: Social Indicators Research / Ausgabe 2/2018
Print ISSN: 0303-8300
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-0921
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-017-1737-7

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