Doctoral Dissertation Research in Political Science

政治学博士论文研究

• 批准号: 8712207
• 负责人: John Sullivan
• 金额: $ 0.7万
• 依托单位: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1987
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1987-08-01 至 1989-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=8712207&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Doctoral; Dissertation; Research; Political; Science

Political participation has long been a topic of interest to students of political behavior. While it is through citizen involvement in government that political leaders are held accountable for their behavior, few Americans are politically active. Although participation has been investigated widely, one aspect of participation, individuals' beliefs about their role as American citizens, has been neglected. This doctoral dissertation research has as its focus an investigation of how individuals conceptualize their citizen roles. The research will also examine individuals' explanations of their own and others' participatory behavior. These explanations, along with the citizen conceptualizations, are expected to provide key insights into how the American political system functions. Two research methods will be employed to investigate the topic. First, Q-methodology, a sorting and prioritizing technique, will be used to uncover the perspectives individuals have about the role of citizens in a democracy. Drawing on these findings, a survey questionnaire will be developed and administered in the Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, area. It is expected that the combination of these two methodologies will expand our understanding of citizen perceptions of political participation.

政治参与一直是学生们感兴趣的话题 政治行为。 虽然通过公民参与， 政治领导人要对他们的行为负责 美国人很少有政治上活跃的。 虽然参与 已经被广泛调查，参与的一个方面，个人的 他们作为美国公民的角色被忽视了。 本博士论文研究的重点是调查 个人如何概念化他们的公民角色。 研究 我也会检查个人对自己和他人的解释。 参与行为 这些解释，沿着着公民 概念化，预计将提供关键的见解，如何 美国的政治制度。 本研究将采用两种研究方法来探讨这一问题。 首先，Q方法论，一种排序和优先级排序技术，将 用于揭示个人对角色的看法 民主国家的公民。 根据这些调查结果， 调查问卷将在明尼阿波利斯-圣。 保罗，明尼苏达州，地区。 预计这些组合 两种方法将扩大我们对公民认知的理解 政治参与。