 From Concerned Shopper to Dutiful CitizenMelissa R. Gotlieb and Chris Wells The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2012, vol. 644, issue 1, 207-219 Abstract: Young citizens are increasingly seeking fulfillment in expressive modes of political participation, and scholars have begun to examine the implications of this trend for engagement in formal politics. While some argue that expressive practices are “crowding out†participation in more conventional civic activities, others more optimistically contend that they have expanded the political repertoires of young citizens, affording them with more opportunities to be engaged. The authors add clarity to this debate by specifying the conditions under which engagement in one particular form of expressive politics, political consumerism, is associated with conventional participation. An analysis of survey data shows that identification with other political consumers significantly enhances the relationship between political consumerism and traditional political engagement, particularly among younger generations of Americans. The authors argue that engaging in political consumerism alongside others provides an important opportunity for young citizens to develop the civic competencies necessary for engagement in the formal political sphere. Keywords: political consumerism; civic engagement; collective identity; cohort effects (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:sae:anname:v:644:y:2012:i:1:p:207-219 Access Statistics for this article More articles in The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science |
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