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Abstract: This chapter examines the role of culture, understood as a common or shared system of orientation, as a context for political participation. Focusing on value patterns as an important characteristic that differentiates cultures, it reviews three empirical, dimensional approaches to the study of cultural values and their impact on political participation: Hofstede (2001, 2010, 2011), Schwartz (1999, 2006, 2008), and Inglehart and Welzel (2005). Using representative survey data from the European Values Study and World Values Survey (EVS/WVS 2017-2020), illustrative empirical evidence complements this overview. It is argued that while often overlooked, culture provides a fruitful approach to the study of political participation across contexts and should be included more systematically in comparative research. |
