This séquence aims to show that political engagement takes various forms: voting, activism, associative engagement, committed consumption… It also invites us to understand why, despite the paradox of collective action, individuals engage by highlighting different explanations (selective incentives, symbolic rewards, structure of political opportunities). The objective is also to understand that political commitment depends on socio-demographic variables: socio-professional category, education, age and generation, sex … Finally, we will see what the contemporary transformations of collective action are.

I have chosen to follow the instructions of the program as closely as possible and to deal with all the concepts. We are using few theoretical documents, but mostly factual documents to make the chapter as accessible as possible to students.