Hensby, Alexander (2017) Networks of Non-Participation: Comparing 'Supportive', 'Unsupportive' and 'Undecided' Non-Participants in the UK Student Protests against Fees and Cuts. Sociology, 51 (5). pp. 957-974. ISSN 0038-0385. (doi:10.1177/0038038515608113) (Access to this publication is currently restricted. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:51223)
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Abstract
As a topic in its own right, political non-participation is under-studied in the social sciences. While
existing approaches have tended to focus on the gaps between engagement patterns and public
policy, or the rational disincentives to an individual’s participation, less attention has been paid
to the explanatory power of socio-cultural factors. Taking its lead from studies by Oegema and
Klandermans and Norgaard, this article uses recent student protests in the UK as a case study for
exploring non-participation. Drawing on survey and interview data, findings indicate that whereas
network access and collective identification are commonly seen as helping produce and sustain
political participation, networks of collective dis-identification might help to produce and sustain
political non-participation.
Item Type: | Article |
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DOI/Identification number: | 10.1177/0038038515608113 |
Uncontrolled keywords: | identity, mixed methods, mobilisation, non-participation, social movements, social networks, student activism |
Subjects: |
H Social Sciences H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HM Sociology J Political Science L Education > L Education (General) |
Divisions: | Divisions > Division for the Study of Law, Society and Social Justice > School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research |
Depositing User: | Alexander Hensby |
Date Deposited: | 23 Oct 2015 16:39 UTC |
Last Modified: | 16 Feb 2021 13:29 UTC |
Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/51223 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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