Perspectives on Political Awareness: Conceptual, Theoretical and Methodological Issues

This book provides a comprehensive framework to understand political awareness, which is the attentiveness, knowledge, and understanding of politics. It discusses the concept, formation, significance, measurement, and exploration of political awareness and is a must-read for researchers and scholars in political science, sociology, and education.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 132 pages
Publication date: 11 December 2022
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

This comprehensive volume offers a thorough framework for comprehending political awareness, a crucial aspect of research on political attitudes and behavior. Since the publication of John Zaller's seminal work on political opinion, political awareness has gained significant importance in the field. The authors of this book expand on Zaller's theory and present a novel conceptualization that defines political awareness as the attentiveness, knowledge, and understanding of politics.

The book delves into various aspects of political awareness, including its concept, formation, significance, measurement, and exploration. Through this comprehensive approach, the book aims to address conceptual, theoretical, and methodological questions such as: What does the concept of political awareness entail? How can political awareness be studied? How does it relate to other orientations? How do children and youth develop political awareness?

This book is a valuable resource for researchers and graduate students in political science, sociology, and education, as well as for scholars interested in improving their understanding of political awareness. It provides a rich and insightful exploration of this important topic, offering valuable insights and perspectives that will contribute to the ongoing discourse on political behavior and society.

Weight: 226g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030903961
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022