Cognitieve mobilisatie en 'sophistication' van de burger. Politieke belangstelling in Nederland 1971-1994

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According to the idea of the increasing gap between citizens and politics, political interest is decreasing. Using longitudinal Dutch election study data, no general support is found for this claim. Political interest Levels seem to have increased over the last twenty years, as a result of developments that affect the population as a whole, and a result of increasingly high educated younger cohorts. Because of the growing importance of television as a source of political information, younger cohorts are at the same time responsible for decreasing levels of reading about national news. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]; Copyright of Mens en Maatschappij is the property of Amsterdam University Press and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)