Local civic participation can help reinforce the legitimacy of the democratic system

Johnson, Carolina (2014) Local civic participation can help reinforce the legitimacy of the democratic system. Democratic Audit Blog (09 Jul 2014). Website.

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Does citizen involvement with politics and local issues influence the way that citizens view their democratic institutions? According to Carolina Johnson, the answer is yes, with new research showing that getting involved in a local level helps to reinforce the legitimacy of political and democratic institutions and creates more democratically minded citizens. In the context of a seeming political consensus amongst UK parties on the desirability of creating a more civically minded populace, this should be seen as encouraging.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://www.democraticaudit.com/
Additional Information:	© 2014 Democratic Audit UK
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain
Date Deposited:	20 Aug 2014 15:00
Last Modified:	13 Sep 2024 19:06
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/59142

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