political behavior
How citizens act
Political behavior encompasses actions taken to influence government, policy, or power structures.
This includes voting, campaigning, protesting, lobbying, and running for office, but extends to subtler acts like discussing politics or displaying yard signs.
In organizational contexts, political behavior refers to maneuvering for advantage within power structures: Office political behavior can derail careers.
Social scientists study political behavior to understand why people participate—or don't.
- voter turnoutShare of eligible citizens voting
- voter registrationSigning up for elections
- protestsPublic expressions of opposition
- grassroots organizingLocal citizen-led collective action
- grass rootsOrdinary citizens as political base
suffrage · manifestos · civil disobedience · ballot casting · legislative debates · lobbying · petitions · boycotts · social movements · propaganda · media framing · civic education · policymaking · think tanks · election campaigns · campaign trail · attack ads · polling stations
political behaviorpersonal conduct
Individual behavioral choices
family life · consumer behavior · private life · domestic life · lifestyle choices
political behaviorpolitical apathy
Indifference to governance
disengagement · abstention · nonparticipation · voter apathy · tuning out
political behaviorprivate enterprise
Individually owned business operation
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