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Winning the Public Opinion 'Battle': How Movements and Parties Shape Citizens’ Participation and Attitudes

Political Participation
Political Parties
Social Movements
P410
Simon Persico
Sciences Po Grenoble
Ingrid van Biezen
Leiden University

Building: Jean-Brillant, Floor: 2, Room: B-2325

Saturday 16:00 - 17:40 EDT (29/08/2015)

Abstract

Public opinion plays a key role in contemporary democracies. This works in two ways. One the one hand, it may provide signals to the political elites as to the preferences and priorities of citizens and how they change over time. On the other hand, public opinion is also influenced by organized collective actors such as social movements and political parties. This panel addresses the latter aspect, focusing on how movements and parties shape citizens participation and attitudes. It is in particular interested in studying the role and relative weight of these two collective actors in shaping public opinion.

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