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Gidengil, Elisabeth

 
9780228003939: Take a Number: How Citizens' Encounters With Government Shape Political Engagement
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ISBN 10 : 0228003938 ISBN 13 : 9780228003939
Editeur : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2020

Synopsis

Inspired by American studies of the impact of government programs on clients' political activity, Take a Number breaks new ground by investigating the lessons that people draw from their experiences with government bureaucracies, reaching very different conclusions about the effects of program participation in Canada. People's experiences with service providers matter. Far from being de-politicizing, negative experiences can be empowering, stimulating greater political interest and more political activity. In contrast to the findings of some American studies, there is no evidence that these encounters leave claimants in Canada with the sense that they are neither legitimate nor effective actors in the public sphere. Rather than discouraging participation in politics, being a recipient of means-tested benefits likewise seems to be politically mobilizing. Based on extensive survey data, Take a Number casts new light on the problem of non-take-up of social benefits. Elisabeth Gidengil reveals that those who are most likely to benefit are often unaware of government programs. The more demanding and intrusive the claiming process, the more likely claimants are to find it difficult to access the program. These experiences with government programs prove to have larger implications for users' confidence in institutions and their satisfaction with democracy. A wide-ranging study of the politicizing effects of social program participation, Take a Number introduces a compelling new dimension to our understanding of why some citizens are politically active while others remain quiescent.

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À propos de l'auteur

Elisabeth Gidengil is Hiram Mills Professor in the Department of Political Science at McGill University.

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Éditeur
McGill-Queen's University Press
Date d'édition
2020
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0228003938
ISBN 13 
9780228003939
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
248
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