Party Membership in Ireland
Party Membership in Ireland
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爱尔兰的党员身份
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2004
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通讯作者：
Michael Marsh
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作者：
M. Gallagher;Michael Marsh
一项针对爱尔兰第二大政党统一党（Fine Gael）成员的大规模调查，标志着对爱尔兰政党成员的首次探索。统一党成员的资历较长（平均加入时间为1976年），年龄也比该党的选民大。他们的行动水平似乎还不错，而且大多数人在公民社会和议会成员之间发挥着联系作用，但有迹象表明，行动主义正在下降。几乎一半的成员与某个政治家有联系，并认为自己是该政治家的支持者，这表明存在于政党结构中的个人网络。在道德问题上，成员比选民更自由，但总的来说，与选民相比，没有迹象表明成员是“极端分子”；事实上，委员们的观点是相当中庸的。成员对爱尔兰政党制度的看法进行了探讨。
A large-scale survey of the members of Fine Gael, Ireland’s second largest party, marks the first exploration of the membership of an Irish political party. Fine Gael members turn out to be of long standing (the average member joined in 1976) and to be older than the party’s voters. Their levels of activism appear respectable, and most perform a linkage role between civil society and members of parliament, but there are signs that activism is declining. Almost half the members have a link to an individual politician and regard themselves as supporters of that politician, an indication of the personal networks that exist within the party structure. On moral issues members are more liberal than voters, but generally there is no sign that members are ‘extremists’ when compared with voters; members’ views are, in fact, quite middle-of-the-road. Members’ perceptions of the Irish party system are explored.