文化价值观、社会网络与普惠型公民参与

Cultural Values,Social Network,and Civic Engagement

活跃的公民参与不仅有利于政治发展,而且亦是促进社会和谐的重要推力。基于一项问卷调查数据,本研究考察了社会网络对普惠型公民参与——即那种致力于解决公共问题的公民参与——的影响机制:包括该机制的具体路径以及文化价值观对该机制的影响情况。研究发现,通过给行动者提供参与所需的资源是个人层次社会网络促进普惠型公民参与的一个重要路径;倡导社会共融的价值观能够加强社会网络对普惠型公民参与的促进作用。

Active civic engagement is conducive to political development and social harmony.Based on a survey data,this study examines the mechanisms of social network's effect on a particular type of civic engagement which is aimed at addressing public problems,including the mediating path of this effect as well as the impact of cultural values on this effect.The results show that providing the resources necessary for civic engagement is an important way through which social network promotes civic engagement.Moreover,it is found that cultural values that advocate social inclusion could enhance social network's effect on civic engagement.