The Social Basis of the Rational Citizen
How Political Communication in Social Networks Improves Civic Competence
1st Edition
Published on 26. November 2013
116 pages
979-8-216-34637-1 (ISBN)
Description
Social networking fascinates scholars, pundits, and a billion Facebook users. This book shows that whom we know has a vast impact on our political beliefs, actions, and abilities. Prior scholarship has shown that networks are crucial to explaining everything from how bills get through Congress, why people vote, how NGO's become successful in developing nations, and much more; yet an in-depth analysis of the social basis of the rationality is missing. To fill this void, The Social Basis of the Rational Citizen provides the first empirical analysis of the most important hypothesized effect of social network influence on politics: social cognition. Through new lab experiments and survey data, this book shows that decision-making in groups promotes more rational choices and better citizenship. Thus, advice and learning derived from social network contacts are shown to be the basis of decision-making for the rational citizen.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
8 b/w illustrations; 10 tables
ISBN-13
979-8-216-34637-1 (9798216346371)
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Sean Richey
The Social Basis of the Rational Citizen
How Political Communication in Social Networks Improves Civic Competence
Book
08/2015
Lexington Books
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Persons
Sean Richey is associate professor in the Department of Political Science at Georgia State University.
Content
Introduction
Discussion and Rationality
Political Discussion and Voting Correctly
Influences on Vote Choice in Discussion Networks
Policy Opinions and Discussion Networks
Rationality, Patriotism and Social Networks
What Promotes Political Discussion and Advocacy?
The Electoral System and Political Discussion
Conclusion
Bibliography
Discussion and Rationality
Political Discussion and Voting Correctly
Influences on Vote Choice in Discussion Networks
Policy Opinions and Discussion Networks
Rationality, Patriotism and Social Networks
What Promotes Political Discussion and Advocacy?
The Electoral System and Political Discussion
Conclusion
Bibliography
