Voting and Political Participation

Voting and political participation explores what motivates people to engage in politics. Students will learn about the costs of abstention, or the costs that people bear for not participating in politics. Turning the usual “cost-benefit” calculus on its head, students will instead consider the conditions under which “sitting out” of politics is unbearable. Then, students look specifically at young voters.

Credits

3 credits

Course Code

PSC 373