When Citizens Talk About Politics (Paperback, 1)

Introduction: when citizens talk about politics: towards an analytical framework; 1. Anti-politics statements in fast-thinking: what comes to mind first when thinking about politics;2. Discussing politics in the UK: non-violence, representativeness, consistency, and fairness as constitutional values;3. Discourse about politics in the Netherlands: anti-politics and populism, more or less;4. Idle democrats? Talking about politics in Germany;5. Convinced direct democrats under strain: talking about politics in Switzerland;6. Uprising in the streets and ballots: polarisation and radicalisation in the Greek crisis;7. Reinvigorating Romania’s civil society: talking about politics and corruption in Romania;8. In the land of inefficacy: talking about Hungarian approaches to participation; 9. Distance and familiarity in political talk in Argentina;10. Political education as a problem and solution: discussing participation in Brazil; 11. Conclusion: how citizens talk about electoral and protest politics, a cross-country comparison;Methodological Appendix