Dimensions Of Political Participation Research Articles

Apprenticing students into political participation: using critical visual literacy to review and redesign the school website

ABSTRACT This study examines 12 lessons undertaken with a Year 5 English Language Arts elementary class where students are explicitly introduced to a grammar for critical visual literacy. The goal is to apprentice students into political participation by developing their skills for critically reviewing and redesigning visual texts on the school website. The research is presented as an exploratory qualitative case study of a visiting teacher-researcher who collects data through audio and video recordings of students’ learning, work samples, and semi-structured interviews where students reflect on their learning outcomes. Data from four case study students are analysed to document which teaching and learning experiences support the development of students’ critical visual literacy practices and the way they respond to the political participation apprenticeship. The findings are that various students demonstrate their critical visual literacy skills through different activities within the unit of work, and that students are consciously supportive of their apprenticeship into the various dimensions of political participation.

Traženje povezanosti medijske pismenosti i političke participacije kod različitih generacija

Many scholars argue that media literacy is crucial for the development of citizenship and political engagement, especially in the digital environment. While a positive relationship between news consumption and political participation has long been established, we still lack sufficient knowledge on how media literacy influences political participation. Studies about the connection between media literacy and political engagement do not point to a clear relationship between the two. Most studies on media literacy and participation focus on young media users, overlooking generational differences in news consumption. Moreover, studies should also acknowledge the expanding repertoires of political participation in a digitally networked environment. This study uses a news media literacy (NML) scale and an extended political participation scale to analyse the relationship between media literacy and different dimensions of political participation, taking into account generational differences among news audiences. Data from the survey on media literacy is used, and regression analysis is used to assess the relationship between media literacy and political participation. The results are not unequivocally in line with the normative understanding of the relationship between media literacy and civic engagement. Although media literacy education programmes have a positive impact on some forms of political participation, there is no significant relationship between news media literacy and political participation. There is also a generational gap in news media literacy and political participation. The results call for further validation of the NML scale and research of inequalities in news media literacy.

THE IMPACT OF POLITICAL MARKETING PERCEPTION ON POLITICAL PARTICIPATION

The leading objective of this study was to explore the impact of political marketing perception on political participation. For data collection, an online form was created through Google Forms and distributed to female voters living in Isparta who were over 18 years of age and eligible to vote in elections. Out of a total of 544 female participants who volunteered for the study and achieved the questionnaire in its wholeness, were contained in the analysis. Simple random sampling was engaged in this descriptive research model. Afterwards, the data were exposed to various statistical tests, including “Reliability,” “KMO test,” “Factor Analysis,” and “Regression Analysis,” using the SPSS 21 package program to specify the effect of political marketing perception on political participation in accord with the proposed research model. Seven factors were discovered in the dimensions of political participation among female voters, with each factor being labeled rooted in the items that built it. These factors were named as “Political Support,” “Preference Reason,” “Political Product,” “Media and Interest,” “Reward,” “Candidate,” and “Social Structure,” respectively. Additionally, three factors were identified in the dimensions of political marketing among female voters, and each factor was named based on the items that made up it. The factors were designated as “Marketing Communication,” “Advertisement,” and “Visibility,” accordingly. The study revealed that strong marketing communication could potentially deliver as a dynamic strategy to enhance a candidate’s performance and reputation in the opinion of voters. In this regard, political parties and candidates may take into consideration boosting their investment in marketing communication efforts to enact an improving connection with voters and manage a positive image.

Trends and dimensions of political participation in India: An analysis since 1989 general elections

Trends and dimensions of political participation in India: An analysis since 1989 general elections

Chile 2010: la desafección política y su impacto en la participación política convencional y no convencional

The decrease of political participation in Chile since the early 90s lead to a discussion about political disaffection in the beginning of the new century. To what extent does political disaffection affect the decrease in political participation? Previous studies on this subject have been theoretical and descriptive and have only linked disaffection to the electoral participation. This study argues that higher levels of political disaffection are associated to less conventional and unconventional political participation. To demonstrate this the Auditoría a la Democracia (2010) survey is used to perform statistical analyzes of political disaffection on different types of political behavior. Results show that political disaffection is a compound and internally coherent concept, consisting of attitudes of distrust towards political actors and institutions, no interest in politics, internal and external inefficacy, and democracy dissatisfaction. Regression analyses, using participation rates as a dependent variable, also conclude that disaffection has a negative effect on both dimensions of political participation.

Chile 2010: la desafección política y su impacto en la participación política convencional y no convencional

The decrease of political participation in Chile since the early 90s lead to a discussion about political disaffection in the beginning of the new century. To what extent does political disaffection affect the decrease in political participation? Previous studies on this subject have been theoretical and descriptive and have only linked disaffection to the electoral participation. This study argues that higher levels of political disaffection are associated to less conventional and unconventional political participation. To demonstrate this the Auditoría a la Democracia (2010) survey is used to perform statistical analyzes of political disaffection on different types of political behavior. Results show that political disaffection is a compound and internally coherent concept, consisting of attitudes of distrust towards political actors and institutions, no interest in politics, internal and external inefficacy, and democracy dissatisfaction. Regression analyses, using participation rates as a dependent variable, also conclude that disaffection has a negative effect on both dimensions of political participation.

ÜNİVERSİTE ÖĞRENCİLERİNİN DEMOKRASİ ALGISININ SİYASAL KATILMA AÇISINDAN İNCELENMESİ

In the past, day-to-day individuals have introduced different meanings to the concept of democracy, and today democracy is at the top of the most talked-about concepts. It can be said that there are great differences in the understanding of democracy for centuries. The change in the definition of democracy can be attributed to the change of social conditions and the complexity of social structure.Both democracy and political participation are the main topics of political science. It can be said that there is a close relation between democracy perception and political participation. Day-to-day democracy was applied in different forms from ancient Greek civilization. Similarly, in ancient times, day-to-day individuals participated in politics at various levels. Especially II. After World War II, democratic governments came to the forefront, and with the widespread representation of democracy, differences in the dimensions of political participation emerged.The level of democracy perception and political participation varies from country to country. Universities reflect the qualities of the social structure they live in. The relationship between perception of democracy and political participation of university students, who may have an important position in our country, is of great importance. The aim of the study is to examine the perception of democracy and the perception of ZBEU students in terms of political participation.In this context, since the concept of democracy is discussed in detail, the theories of militant democracy and liberal democracy have been mentioned. In the last part, political participation was discussed and the results of the survey were evaluated.According to the results of the research, students have high liberal democracy among the factors; whereas they have scored very low on political participation. A weak relationship between liberal democracy and traditional and non-traditional participation; There was no relationship between sex and factors. When we look at the relationship between voter commitment and factors, there is a difference between liberal democracy and voter commitment. Unstable voters, liberal democracy has shown higher participation. On the basis of faculties, it is seen that the political participation scores of the Faculty of Theology are higher than other faculties. Among the age and the factors, 23 years and over group, post modern participation gave higher scores. The average income of the family is 3000 TL and the post-modern participation of the students with over 3000 is high; liberal democracy is the highest score of the students who define themselves as socialist and social democrat; those who define themselves as Islamist and nationalist conservatives have been given low scores in liberal democracy

Levels and Determinants of Youth Political Participation: Regional Inequalities and Northeastern Slovenia

Category: 1.01 Original scientific paper Language: Original in English (Abstract in English and Slovenian, Summary in Slovenian) Key words: political participation, determinants, youth, Slovenia, regional inequalities, democracy, civic participation, democratization, democratic consolidation, post-communism Abstract: The main purpose of our study was 1) to analyse previously unexamined regional inequalities in four dimensions of political participation among Slovenian youth (self-reported voter turnout, non-electoral conventional participation, protest participation and civic participation); 2) to examine macro-determinants of regional inequalities in political participation; and 3) to examine regional variation in individual-level determinants of political participation. We found several substantial regional inequalities in youth political participation, although the extent of inequalities differed depending on examined participation dimension. Regional inequalities exist particularly in voter turnout and civic participation, while at the same time, regions that score higher on one dimension in some cases score lower on other dimensions.

Gender Inequality Index Appropriateness for Measuring Inequality

ABSTRACTIntroduction: Gender inequality means unequal distribution of wealth, power, and benefits among women and men. The gender inequality index (GII) measures the lost human development in three important dimensions: reproductive health, political empowerment, and economic status. The first purpose of this study was to calculate the index for provinces of Iran, and the second purpose was to survey the appropriateness of that, for comparing different regions, through regression estimations. Methodology: In this study, GII has been calculated for Iran between the years 2006–2011 and provinces have been ranked based on it. Then, a panel composed of 30 sections was estimated for five years to determine the most important factor affecting level of index. Some changes have been made to analyze values of the index and the ranking of provinces. Results: Based on panel model, share of parliamentary seats was the most effective factor for determination of the index. After applying adjustments, some differences were seen in the ranking of provinces and general level of index. Conclusion: Weighing of dimensions of the index and considering an overall variable, such as life expectancy in the field of health, will give a more accurate comparison of the GII among different regions though concurrent attention to non-discriminatory cultural dimensions of political participation of women; therefore, making more analyses possible for a more correct comparison of the extensive geographical regions, such as countries.

Does social capital enhance political participation of older adults? A multi-level analysis of older Finns and Swedes

This article contributes to the literature on political gerontology by analysing the role that social capital plays in the political participation of older adults. More specifically, the aim is to test the importance of individual-level and contextual-level social capital for different types of political participation of older adults in a Scandinavian setting by using survey data from Finland and Sweden (N= 6838). The results show that even though membership in voluntary associations, intense social networks and high levels of interpersonal trust tend to be positively correlated with political participation of older adults as a whole, the explanative logic differs between them depending on the kind of political engagement. The only type of social capital with a robust positive impact on all dimensions of political participation was individual-level membership in voluntary associations.

Effects of Social Media on Civil and Political Participation and a Field of Survey over on Facebook

Turkish youth is characterized with low level of political participation. Several surveys showed that less than 10 percent of Turkish youth are active in political parties and civil society organizations. There are cultural and behavioral reasons of this inertia. Meanwhile, Facebook, the most important social network site is widely used in Turkey and Turkish users form the 6th biggest population in Facebook but level of political participation in Facebook is unknown. By using data collected from 563 university students, this paper showed that there different dimensions of political participation in Facebook and level of activity in these dimensions is dependent on several factors. Demographic factors are important in “active participation”, meanwhile participation through “direct” or “indirect” expression are affected by Facebook usage patterns of respondent as well as “real life” political activities and perceptions.

Perceptions of 'Public Opinion' and 'Public' Opinion Expression

ABSTRACT A large number of studies have been devoted to the impact of perceptions of opiniondistributions on the expression of public opinion. In the present study we propose thatperceptions of opinion distributions have implications that go beyond influencingindividual issue stances, but rather influence respondents’ willingness to engage inpolitical activities. Specifically, we examine the link between opinion perceptionsand two dimensions of political participation: participatory behavior involving public expression of opinion, and participatory behavior that does not involve the publicexpression of a person’s opinion. Based on data collected as part of the AmericanNational Election Study, we examine the role that communication variables, groupmembership, attitude strength, and perceptions of public opinion play in predictingpublic and non-public forms of participation in the US. Implications for research inthe areas of political participation and public opinion expression are outlined.

Political participation of Yugoslav immigrants in Sweden1

Abstract. In this article a description of political participation of Yugoslav immigrants in Sweden is presented. First, the migration flow from Yugoslavia to Sweden is described briefly in the context of large‐scale international labour migration in post‐war Europe. Further, an empirical comparative analysis is carried out on the basis of the Swedish Level of Living Survey. The aim is to compare political participation of Yugoslavs and Swedes. As a comparison could be misleading without taking into account different demographic and social characteristics of the two groups, the so called ‘twin method’ has been used which enables a more accurate comparison to be made. Political resources of Yugoslavs are thus compared only with those of the comparable group of Swedes. Different dimensions of political participation are taken into account, such as degree of trade union organization, political activities, public opinion activities, and relations with public authorities.

Dimensions of Political Participation

Dimensions of Political Participation

Dimensions of Political Participation in a Canadian Sample

Recent works have compared political participation in a variety of democratic polities. One major finding of some of this research is that to classify individuals as highly active or inactive politically is to oversimplify the notion of participation. Political participation is multidimensional: active participants in one kind of political behaviour may be inactive in another. Preoccupation with one form of participation, such as voting, may obscure the extent and nature of participation taking place. This finding was summarized neatly in a recent work: “Citizens differ not only in the overall amounts of participation they perform but also as to the types of acts in which they choose to engage. Furthermore, these different types of acts are quite distinctive in form and function and can almost be thought of as alternative participatory systems: – systems that are used for different purposes, that are able to provide types of benefits, and that relate the participant to his government and to his fellow citizens in fundamentally different ways.” Surprisingly, perhaps, these types of participation have been found to be similar across several democratic polities. Four distinct activities have been located in the several nations: (1) voting; (2) active participation in political campaigns; (3) cooperative activity such as joining with others formally or informally to pursue political goals; and (4) contacting government officials about some public problem. There has been little analysis of the forms of participation of Canadians.