Political participation and life satisfaction: A cross-European analysis

International Journal of Social Economics

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 686-702

  Pacheco, Gail ^a   Lange, Thomas ^b  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Citizen participation; Democracy; Europe; Individual psychology; Politics; Society

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954843642     PISSN: 03068293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03068291011062489     Document Type: Article

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