Are topic-specific measures of socio-political control justified? Exploring the realm of citizen participation in natural resource decision making

Authors
Smith, PD Propst, DB
Citation
Pd. Smith et Db. Propst, Are topic-specific measures of socio-political control justified? Exploring the realm of citizen participation in natural resource decision making, J COMM PSYC, 29(2), 2001, pp. 179-187
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Psycology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN journal
00904392 → ACNP
Volume
29
Issue
2
Year of publication
2001
Pages
179 - 187
Database
ISI
SICI code
0090-4392(200103)29:2<179:ATMOSC>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
This study extends the socio-political control scales developed by Zimmerma n and Zahner (1991) to the context of citizen participation in natural reso urce agency decision making. The study shows that a natural resource-specif ic scale is more appropriate for behaviors related confirm the usefulness o f topic-specific measures of socio-specific measures of socio-political con trol. (C) 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.