The Modes of Participation Revisited, 1980-2004

In a series of publications, Verba and Nie and their coauthors argued that participatory acts vary along a number of dimensions, and that acts having similar dimensional profiles would constitute distinct modes of participation (Verba and Nie 1972; Verba, Nie, and Kim 1971, 1978; Verba, et al., 1973...

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Published in:Political research quarterly 2006-12, Vol.59 (4), p.593-600
Main Authors: Claggett, William, Pollock, Philip H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Campaign contributions
Citizen Participation
Citizens
Covariance
Elections
Finance
Fund raising
Government
Modeling
Persuasion
Political Campaigns
Political candidates
Political parties
Presidential elections
Voter registration
Voting
Voting Behavior
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Summary:In a series of publications, Verba and Nie and their coauthors argued that participatory acts vary along a number of dimensions, and that acts having similar dimensional profiles would constitute distinct modes of participation (Verba and Nie 1972; Verba, Nie, and Kim 1971, 1978; Verba, et al., 1973). In the realm of electoral participation, these investigators postulated two modes, voting and campaigning. Campaigning was thought to encompass a variety of behaviors, including working for a candidate or party, trying to persuade someone how to vote, and making a campaign contribution. A new dimensional typology, presented here, predicts that working in a campaign and contributing to political actors constitute separate modes of participation. We confirm these predictions by performing confirmatory factor analyses of participation items from the 1980-2004 American National Election Studies. We also find that vote persuasion is best modeled as a measure of political discussion.
ISSN:1065-9129
1938-274X
DOI:10.1177/106591290605900408