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A politikai rendszerintegrációt befolyásoló tényezők
Factors Influencing the Integration of the Political System

Author(s): Andrea Szabó, Dániel Oross
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Government/Political systems, Electoral systems
Published by: MTA Politikai Tudományi Intézete
Keywords: Intention to participate in elections; political participation; integration; life events; client; cohort generation

Summary/Abstract: In this paper we wish to offer an image of the operation of the integrative mechanisms of the Hungarian society. Specifically we concentrate on systems integration, in other words to those political processes and interactions that reproduce the mechanisms of coexistence within the society. Systems integration is approached from the dimension of action (Kiss 2015a). Testing three hypotheses on the data base of the OTKA-research entitled ’Processes of Integration and Disintegration in the Hungarian Society’ we present which explanatory factors influence intentions of choice and the traditional or direct democratic forms of political activity. We separately dwell upon relations between cohort generations and participation, life events and participation as well as clients and participation.

  • Issue Year: XXV/2016
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 59-84
  • Page Count: 26
  • Language: Hungarian