during an election day. Using a pivotal costly voting model of elections in which voters have privately observed preferences …

This paper examines the link of political participation and employment status in a dualized labor market. Both insiders … and outsiders can actively take part in political decision-making, e.g. by voting for a certain party. Insiders only have …

war likely influence citizens' post-conflict political participation, with consequences for democratic politics. We … choices about political participation. We test our argument with an original household survey of 12,000 households from war …-state paramilitaries increased participation in formal and informal political channels when compared to those not having experienced armed …

This paper estimates the effect of voting eligibility on civic engagement measured along three dimensions: political … country-specific voting age laws. It is found that voter enfranchisement increases self-reported interest in politics … larger in countries with enforced mandatory voting. …

characterization by investigating the correlation between individual behavior in a simple public goods game and their participation in … children in primary school. We find significant correlations between cooperativeness and participation in school accountability …

: institutional properties of empowerment models, citizen participation, and responses of service providers and public officials … allow opportunities for citizen participation, enforce the rule of law, and ensure inclusive access to services. …