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Issue Engagement

Issue Engagement is a scholarly construct within the domain of political engagement that denotes the degree and manner of individuals' active involvement with specific public policy issues, distinguished by its focus on issue-specific salience, cognitive effort, and participatory behavior rather than generalized political participation.

108

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14.6K

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238

Authors

141

Institutions

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2017–2026

33

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Publications

108

Voice and equality: civic voluntarism in American politics

Choice Reviews Online · 1996 · 5.3K citations

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Issue involvement can increase or decrease persuasion by enhancing message-relevant cognitive responses.

Richard E. Petty, John T. Cacioppo · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1979 · 1.5K citations

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Issue salience, issue ownership, and issue-based vote choice

Éric Bélanger, Bonnie M. Meguid · Electoral Studies · 2008 · 806 citations

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Adaptation interventions and their effect on vulnerability in developing countries: Help, hindrance or irrelevance?

Siri Eriksen, E. Lisa F. Schipper, Morgan Scoville-Simonds et al. · World Development · 2021 · 772 citations · Full text

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The MISSING LINK: Exploring the Relationship Between Higher Education and Political Engagement

D. Sunshine Hillygus · Political Behavior · 2005 · 652 citations

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Authors

238

  1. EM
    Edward Maibach

    George Mason University, United States

    4 publications · 567 citations

    4

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  2. BB
    Bruce Bimber

    University of California, Santa Barbara, United States

    3 publications · 601 citations

    3

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  3. AB
    Amy B. Becker

    Loyola University Maryland, United States

    2 publications · 43 citations

    2

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  4. EA
    Ellen Ann Andersen

    University of California, Santa Barbara, United States

    2 publications · 56 citations

    2

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  5. DS
    D. Sunshine Hillygus

    Duke University, United States

    2 publications · 700 citations

    2

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Institutions

141

  1. Russian State Agrarian Correspondence University

    Balashikha, Russia

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    86 citations

  2. University of California, Santa Barbara

    Santa Barbara, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    585 citations

  3. Aarhus University

    Aarhus, Denmark

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    391 citations

  4. University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    105 citations

  5. George Mason University

    Fairfax, United States

    3 h-index

    9 publications

    996 citations

  6. King's College London

    London, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    208 citations

  7. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    401 citations

  8. University of Vermont

    Burlington, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    56 citations

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Venues

  1. Political Behavior

    5 publications · 919 citations

    5

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  2. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

    4 publications · 1.8K citations

    4

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  3. Public Relations Review

    4 publications · 304 citations

    4

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  4. PS Political Science & Politics

    3 publications · 104 citations

    3

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  5. Journal of Information Technology & Politics

    JITP · 3 publications · 86 citations

    3

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