The relationship between political participation and life satisfaction: causal and contextual analysis
Is there a relationship between political participation and individual life satisfaction? The idea that political participation makes people more satisfied with their lives has long been debated. However, the existing empirical research has not been very successful in demonstrating that such a relat...
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ndltd-TDX_UPF-oai-www.tdx.cat-10803-3742372016-04-22T04:15:52ZThe relationship between political participation and life satisfaction: causal and contextual analysisPirralha, André32 - PolíticaIs there a relationship between political participation and individual life satisfaction? The idea that political participation makes people more satisfied with their lives has long been debated. However, the existing empirical research has not been very successful in demonstrating that such a relationship exists while some studies show that instead it is individual life satisfaction that impacts political participation. This dissertation focuses on the issue of causality between political participation and individual life satisfaction. The first three articles are dedicated to assert whether there is a causal relationship between political participation and life satisfaction. Using panel data, no evidence of such a relationship was found. Given these results, this dissertation then moves to question if the connection between political participation and life satisfaction is conditioned by the political context and type of political participation. Using cross-sectional data, it was shown that there is an effect of political participation on life satisfaction, contingent to the type of participation act and conditioned at the higher level by the openness of the political system.¿Hay relación entre la participación política y la satisfacción individual con la vida? La idea de que la participación política hace que la gente esté más satisfecha con su vida ha sido un tema debatido durante mucho tiempo. No obstante, la investigación empírica existente no ha sido muy exitosa en demostrar que dicha relación existe, mientras que algunos estudios muestran que en su lugar es la satisfacción individual con la vida la que tiene un impacto en la participación política. Esta tesis doctoral se centra en el tema de la causalidad entre participación política y satisfacción individual con la vida. Los tres primeros artículos están dedicados a afirmar la existencia de una relación causal entre participación política y satisfacción con la vida. Utilizando datos de panel, no se ha encontrado evidencia de dicha relación. Dados estos resultados, esta tesis pasa a preguntarse si la conexión entre participación política y satisfacción con la vida está condicionada por el contexto político y el tipo de participación política. Utilizando datos transversales, se demuestra que hay un efecto de la participación política en la satisfacción con la vida, contingente con el tipo de ley de participación y condicionado en el nivel más alto por la apertura del sistema político.Universitat Pompeu FabraTorcal, MarianoSaris, Willem E.Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Departament de Ciències Polítiques i Socialsinfo:eu-repo/date/embargoEnd/2017-03-112016-03-11info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesisinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion199 p.application/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10803/374237TDX (Tesis Doctorals en Xarxa)engL'accés als continguts d'aquesta tesi queda condicionat a l'acceptació de les condicions d'ús establertes per la següent llicència Creative Commons: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/info:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccess |
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Is there a relationship between political participation and individual life satisfaction? The idea that political participation makes people more satisfied with their lives has long been debated. However, the existing empirical research has not been very successful in demonstrating that such a relationship exists while some studies show that instead it is individual life satisfaction that impacts political participation. This dissertation focuses on the issue of causality between political participation and individual life satisfaction. The first three articles are dedicated to assert whether there is a causal relationship between political participation and life satisfaction. Using panel data, no evidence of such a relationship was found. Given these results, this dissertation then moves to question if the connection between political participation and life satisfaction is conditioned by the political context and type of political participation. Using cross-sectional data, it was shown that there is an effect of political participation on life satisfaction, contingent to the type of participation act and conditioned at the higher level by the openness of the political system. === ¿Hay relación entre la participación política y la satisfacción individual con la vida? La idea de que la participación política hace que la gente esté más satisfecha con su vida ha sido un tema debatido durante mucho tiempo. No obstante, la investigación empírica existente no ha sido muy exitosa en demostrar que dicha relación existe, mientras que algunos estudios muestran que en su lugar es la satisfacción individual con la vida la que tiene un impacto en la participación política. Esta tesis doctoral se centra en el tema de la causalidad entre participación política y satisfacción individual con la vida. Los tres primeros artículos están dedicados a afirmar la existencia de una relación causal entre participación política y satisfacción con la vida. Utilizando datos de panel, no se ha encontrado evidencia de dicha relación. Dados estos resultados, esta tesis pasa a preguntarse si la conexión entre participación política y satisfacción con la vida está condicionada por el contexto político y el tipo de participación política. Utilizando datos transversales, se demuestra que hay un efecto de la participación política en la satisfacción con la vida, contingente con el tipo de ley de participación y condicionado en el nivel más alto por la apertura del sistema político. |
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