This book examines different forms of political participation in democracies, and in what way the delegation of public responsibilities--or, the diffusion of politics--has affected patterns of participation since the 1980s. Although democratic governments have introduced a number of institutional reforms intended to increase citizens' political involvement studies show a continued decline in regular political engagement.
This book addresses this paradox by directly investigating the impact of institutional changes on citizens' political participation empirically. It re-analyzes...
This book examines different forms of political participation in democracies, and in what way the delegation of public responsibilities--or, the di...
