Ghana, we analyze the effects of a major participatory development program on participation in, leadership of and investment … on political participation and redistributive politics, we consider the possibility of both cross … with high expectations for the participatory approach: treatment led to increased participation in local governance and …

We establish an inverse relationship between family ties and political participation, such that the more individuals … political participation. We also show that strong family ties appear to be a substitute for generalized trust, rather than a … complement to it. These three constructs-civic engagement, political participation, and trust- are part of what is known as …

participation, party vote shares, and electoral competitiveness. Our identification strategy exploits the precise timing of these … political participation, with one additional newspaper increasing both presidential and congressional turnout by approximately 0 …

We investigate the causal impact of broadband Internet on political participation using data from Italy. We show that …, broadband fostered other forms of online and offline participation. Over time, the negative effect was reverted due to the …

This paper assesses if voting for democracy affects long-term electoral participation. We study the effects of … Plebiscite eligibility (participation) significantly increased electoral turnout three decades later, reaching 1.8 (3 …

survey participation, in particular the propensity of people who do volunteer work to respond to surveys at higher rates than …

Participation of beneficiaries in the monitoring of public services is increasingly seen as a key to improving their … interventions to encourage beneficiaries' participation through these committees: providing information, training community members …

We analyze participation in international environmental agreements (IEAs) in a dynamic game where countries pollute and … participation is feasible. Participation becomes attractive because only large coalitions commit to long-term agreements that …