Hooked: How Politics Captures People's Interest (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781108420679)

Political interest is the strongest predictor of 'good citizenship', yet hardly anything is known about it. For the first time in over three decades, here is a study explaining what political interest is, where it comes from, and why it matters. Providing the most thorough description available of political interest in four Western democracies this study analyzes large household panel data sets rarely used in political science to explain how interest develops in people's lives. In an accessible manner, the book's analytical approach pushes applied social scientists to consider how panel data can be used to better understand political behavior. It does so in a way that doesn't gloss over complexities, and explains them in straightforward language. Advanced statistical methods are presented informally, accompanied by graphical illustrations that require no prior knowledge to understand the methods used.

Author: Markus Prior
ISBN-10: 1108420672
ISBN-13: 9781108420679
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 12/13/2018
Pages: 412
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.50lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.38w x 1.10d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 06/01/2019