Art for Democracy's Sake? Group Membership and Political Engagement in Europe
Art for Democracy's Sake? Group Membership and Political Engagement in Europe
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艺术是为了民主？
DOI：
10.1111/1468-2508.t01-2-00128
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发表时间：
2003
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通讯作者：
R. Hanneman
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作者：
S. Bowler;Todd Donovan;R. Hanneman
理论家认为，私人社会团体，特别是那些没有公开政治使命的团体，如保龄球联盟、体育俱乐部和合唱团，通过以政治兴趣和参与的形式产生对民主的参与，对民主做出了重大贡献。虽然这种讨论通常是在总体水平上进行的，但它是基于对个人水平现象的很少经过检验的假设。这项研究扩展了我们的理解，如何（以及在哪里）在各种团体的成员资格与公民个人的政治参与。我们测试，如果集团成员的影响在11个欧洲民主国家和测试，哪些类型的群体有最强的关联与政治参与。我们发现，主要的社会群体在他们的关系与参与不同，我们还发现，正式的政治安排的群体住宿可能条件的影响，一些成员的参与。
Theorists contend that private social groups—particularly those that have no overt political missions such as bowling leagues, sports clubs, and choral societies—make major contributions to democracy by generating engagement with democracy in the form of political interest and participation. Although this discussion is generally at an aggregate level, it is based on seldom-tested assumptions about individual-level phenomena. This study expands our understanding of how (and where) memberships in various groups are associated with political engagement of individual citizens. We test if the effects of group membership vary across eleven European democracies and test which types of groups have the strongest association with political engagement. We find that major social groups differ in their relationship with engagement, and we also find that formal political arrangements for group accommodation may condition the effects of some memberships on engagement.