Partisan Goals, Emotions, and Political Mobilization The Role of Motivated Reasoning in Pressuring Others to Vote

• Published in: The Journal of politics Vol. 80; no. 3; pp. 890 - 902
• Main Authors: Delton, Andrew W., Petersen, Michael Bang, Robertson, Theresa E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chicago University of Chicago on behalf of the Southern Political Science Association 01.07.2018; University of Chicago Press
• Subjects: Citizens; Emotions; Gratitude; Group identity; Mobilization; Motivated reasoning; Motivation; Objectives; Partisanship; Political action; Political movements; Political parties; Social costs; Social motivation; Social pressure; Voting; evolutionary political psychology; social pressure; emotions; mobilization; partisanship

Direct political action appears irrational because it is costly yet cannot meaningfully affect political outcomes. Research shows that social pressure can solve this problem: the social costs of not voting often outweigh the personal costs of voting. But this creates another puzzle, one that is our...