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Political Activists in America:

The Identity Construction Model of Political Participation
  • ISBN-13: 9780271035468
  • Publisher: PENN STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS
    Imprint: PENN STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS
  • By Nathan Teske
  • Price: AUD $67.99
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  • Local release date: 03/09/2009
  • Format: Paperback 180 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Black & Asian studies [JFSL3]
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Argues that active involvement in politics can be deeply fulfilling to the individual, and that the construction of identity for all activists is both about morality and about what one wants for oneself. Includes interviews with environmental, social justice, and pro-life activists.


Contents

Acknowledgments

Part I: Activism in Political Science

Portrait of an Activist

Two Scholarly Portraits of Activists

Politics as Displacement: The Psychological Needs Approach

Politics as Value Maximization: Instrumental-to-Self Approaches

Conclusion: Activism, Morality, and Politics

Part II: Involvement Stories

Introduction

Involvement Stories

Three Themes in Involvement Stories

Conclusion: Involvement Stories as Moral Tales

Part III: Politics, Purposes, and the Incentive Theory of Groups

The Troubled Concept of Purposive Incentives (Revisited)

Lobbyists’ Moral Justifications and Purposive Incentives

Conclusion: Politics and Purposive Incentives

Part IV: Identity as the Basis for Activism

Introduction

Morality as Altruism: The Antirational-Choice Approach in Contemporary Social Science

Beyond Altruism: Suggestions from Activists

Beyond Self-Interest Versus Altruism: Identity Construction as the Moral Basis of Activism

Self-Interest, Altruism, and the Concept of a Moral Consideration

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Methodology Appendix

Bibliography

Index


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