Modern Politics and Government

Ball, Alan R.

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“…Current shapes of parties appear at the end of the 18 th century in Great Britain, while the existence and function of political parties that secure the equity of opportunities is one of the most fundamental features of the pluralist democracy [4] . Today's liberal-democratic systems are distinctive for the existence of more than one political party; the open access to political procedures and open participating activity [5] . Liberal democracy is based on a historical tradition that is in favor of human rights, in favor of social welfare, of equity before the law and of the principle of national dominance [6] .…”

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Governance and Democratic Procedures in the Information Society Era

Bozinis¹

2007

J. of Social Sciences

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Abstract:The use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in today's democratic societies has always two sides: the well-intended, which is the expansion of the democratic participation, and the bad-intended, the one that causes concentration. This research analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of the use of e-democracy and claims that the integration of electronic democracy within a country will be based on the effective use of the political-democratic institutions, on the legitimate frame that will control the use of electronic democracy, and on the technological background that describes the country.

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Governance and Democratic Procedures in the Information Society Era

Bozinis¹

2007

J. of Social Sciences

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“…Although closeness can be good for interpersonal trust, public institutions and their employees, as implied by Max Weber (1947), may need to keep a certain distance from the people to maintain their authorities (Dow 1969). In fact, this "transcendent" stance has been noted necessary for modern public administration to be impartial and detached from the interest conflicts with local residents (Ball 1988). Following this line of thinking, strong ties to the local government staff, by shortening the official-civilian distance, may reduce the perceived authority and trustworthiness of local public employees.…”

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Kinship Ties to Government Staff and Local Political Trust: Evidence from Rural China

Chen

2021

Sociological Perspectives

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Drawing on the Rural Socioeconomic Survey in China, we for the first time present descriptive information about Chinese citizens’ kinship ties to local government staff in rural areas, where around 40 percent of the respondents have at least one close relative in the family working in the local government. On average, such kinship ties have a significant but negative correlation with both the trust in staff of local township and county governments, and the trust in staff of judicial, legislative, and public security agencies. This negative effect, however, is not linearly additive with the number of kinship ties. Taken together, these findings lend support to the negative association between local kinship embeddedness and confidence in local official staff, highlighting a relational approach to understanding political trust in Chinese society.

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“…This is very essential to every state and political system. Nigerians generally lack sound political socialisation and culture with major factors responsible such as ethnic differences, historical development, socio-economic structures, traditions, motives, emotions, symbols and norms of a people (Almond & Verba, 1965;Ball, 1979).…”

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An Overview of Push/Pull Factors of Political Participation in Nigeria

Othman

Osman

Mohammed

2020

Journal of International Studies

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This article overviews the push/pull factors of citizens’ participation in Nigerian politics. Citizens’ participation in state politics is both integral and an indispensable part of every political system and development. However, it is determined by numerous factors which are universal, but relative in terms of contexts. Such a participation is affected by many factors in Nigeria. The study uses secondary sources to collect data and perform qualitative analysis. The study is timely and significant in view of the critical roles where participation plays in shaping and influencing Nigerian politics, especially at the current moment when it is being characterized by apathy and participation on two ends. It is concentrated on an atmosphere of push and pull forces, negative and positive issues and developments, this environment is manipulated by elites/politicians. This needs a change for the better, to inculcate hope, overcome despair, anxiety as well as increased ethno-religious and electoral tensions.

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Modern Politics and Government

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Governance and Democratic Procedures in the Information Society Era

Governance and Democratic Procedures in the Information Society Era

Kinship Ties to Government Staff and Local Political Trust: Evidence from Rural China

An Overview of Push/Pull Factors of Political Participation in Nigeria

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