Political efficacy of emerging elites in post-socialist countries: the impact of disciplinary culture and political opportunities

Dimitrova-Grajzl, V., Simon, E. ORCID: 0000-0002-1174-8650 and Fischer, A., 2010. Political efficacy of emerging elites in post-socialist countries: the impact of disciplinary culture and political opportunities. Transition Studies Review, 17 (4), pp. 807-821. ISSN 1614-4007

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Abstract

Political efficacy is a key determinant of political participation, yet what are the determinants of political efficacy? While the role of demographic and socio-economic factors has been widely studied in this context, less attention has been given to early life socialization and to the aggregate political environment. This paper develops and empirically tests the hypotheses that political efficacy of emerging elites in post-Socialist countries is determined by (1) individuals' internalized values, which we proxy with the concept of 'disciplinary culture,' (2) the structure of political opportunities, measured by the degree of a country's political competitiveness and openness, and (3) the historical legacy of socialism. Our study contributes to a scarce literature on the topic of political efficacy in post-Socialist countries and to an even more scant literature on political efficacy of young people and emerging elites.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Transition Studies Review
Creators:	Dimitrova-Grajzl, V., Simon, E. and Fischer, A.
Publisher:	Springer for Transition Academia Press
Date:	December 2010
Volume:	17
Number:	4
ISSN:	1614-4007
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1007/s11300-010-0171-1 DOI 171 Publisher Item Identifier
Divisions:	Schools > School of Social Sciences
Record created by:	Linda Sullivan
Date Added:	14 Aug 2019 08:40
Last Modified:	14 Aug 2019 08:40
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/37289

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