Hooked: How Politics Captures People’s Interest

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By Markus Prior

Published Jan. 16, 2020

One of the strongest predictors of good citizenship is simply having an interest in politics, but little is known about how this interest develops and what shapes it. Analyzing data from four large democracies, Hooked (Cambridge University Press) gives insight into how political interest is built in the public.

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