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Globalization and the Retreat of Citizen Participation in Collective Action: A Challenge for Public Administration
Author(s) -
Adres Eitan,
Vashdi Dana R.,
Zalmanovitch Yair
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
public administration review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.721
H-Index - 139
eISSN - 1540-6210
pISSN - 0033-3352
DOI - 10.1111/puar.12424
Subject(s) - collective action , globalization , globalism , public good , public goods game , social dilemma , action (physics) , dilemma , administration (probate law) , political science , public relations , sociology , economics , social psychology , law , psychology , politics , philosophy , physics , epistemology , quantum mechanics , microeconomics
Globalization challenges the ability of contemporary public administration to encourage citizen participation in collective action through behaviors such as tax compliance and contributions to public goods. The authors introduce a new individual‐level approach to globalization, arguing that people vary in the extent to which they are globalized and that an individual's level of globalism ( ILG ) reflects attitudes and dispositions that influence the way he or she resolves the social dilemma of participation in collective action (i.e., the decision to contribute versus follow a “free‐ride” strategy). Using a four‐country sample, the article examines the relationship between ILG and collective action participation decisions in three behavioral experiments. Findings support the hypothesis that regardless of country‐level globalization, a more globalized individual complies less willingly with tax codes, donates less to local nongovernmental organizations, and prefers to adopt a free‐ride strategy in a public goods game. The consequences for public administration are discussed.