TY - JOUR
T1 - The Effects of Civic Consciousness and Civil Disobedience on Support for and Participation in Contentious Politics
AU - Wang, Ching Hsing
AU - Weng, Dennis Lu Chung
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Cambridge University Press.
PY - 2017/6/1
Y1 - 2017/6/1
N2 - This study examines the effects of civic consciousness and civil disobedience on individual attitudes toward, and participation in, contentious politics. Using the newly collected survey data on civic consciousness and civil disobedience in Taiwan in 2015, this study finds that both civic consciousness and civil disobedience are significantly associated with individual support for and engagement in contentious politics. Specifically, people with strong civic consciousness and civil disobedience are more likely to support the Sunflower Movement and take part in contentious political activities such as rallies, marches, and strikes. The findings imply that as the ideas of civic consciousness and civil disobedience prevail in a democracy, the public will be more likely to choose to use contentious political activities to express their opinions instead of institutional and legal approaches when the government is unable to respond to public needs in a timely manner.
AB - This study examines the effects of civic consciousness and civil disobedience on individual attitudes toward, and participation in, contentious politics. Using the newly collected survey data on civic consciousness and civil disobedience in Taiwan in 2015, this study finds that both civic consciousness and civil disobedience are significantly associated with individual support for and engagement in contentious politics. Specifically, people with strong civic consciousness and civil disobedience are more likely to support the Sunflower Movement and take part in contentious political activities such as rallies, marches, and strikes. The findings imply that as the ideas of civic consciousness and civil disobedience prevail in a democracy, the public will be more likely to choose to use contentious political activities to express their opinions instead of institutional and legal approaches when the government is unable to respond to public needs in a timely manner.
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U2 - 10.1017/S1468109917000044
DO - 10.1017/S1468109917000044
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85019141476
SN - 1468-1099
VL - 18
SP - 313
EP - 335
JO - Japanese Journal of Political Science
JF - Japanese Journal of Political Science
IS - 2
ER -