Evolving Experience and Motivation of Older Adults’ Long-Term Community Volunteering in Shanghai

Chen, Lin; Tian, Felicia F.

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“…In a typical urban community in China, the RC, the HA, and the community Party branch compose a managing body that works with residents to form a type of community governance that "manages its own affairs within the operational parameters established by government authorities" (Bray, 2006, p. 543). As such, ordinary residents often see community participation as self-organized and not necessarily adhering to the state agenda (Luova, 2011;Wang et al, 2018;Chen and Tian, 2023).…”

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Strategies of state penetration: a network analysis of community governance in Shanghai

Tian,

Chen,

Wang

2024

Front. Polit. Sci.

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IntroductionThe Chinese state has been found to penetrate community participation to strengthen state infrastructure power, but understanding of these strategies remains equivocal.MethodsThis paper collect complete network data from a sample of 112 residents who were active in community activities in Kang community in Shanghai, China. Kang is an award-winning community for its active participation and excellent governance. We examine the strategies of state penetration on the relation between residents' committee (RC) and the thick network through routine community activities.ResultsThe network is indeed horizontal (rather than hierarchical) around the RC. Instead of manifesting state power, popularity within the network translates to decision-making power in deciding routine community activities. However, residents with high network popularity are affiliated with the state, and this association may be generated by the state itself through a deliberate process of cultivation and co-optation.DiscussionThese findings shed light on the nuanced strategies of state penetration. Rather than overt suppression or infiltration, the state exerts authority over a horizontal network, which ensures that self-organized community participation occurs under state domination.

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Strategies of state penetration: a network analysis of community governance in Shanghai

Tian,

Chen,

Wang

2024

Front. Polit. Sci.

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Participation and Continuation Factors of Volunteer Activities Among Retired Government Employees: Evidence from South Korea

Lim

2024

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This study aims to analyze the motivations and participation and continuity factors of voluntary activities among retired government employees and, thus, offer theoretical and policy recommendations to encourage and retain their involvement. A total of 337 retired government employees in South Korea were surveyed in this study. First, this study found that the most important motivations for volunteering among retired government employees are other-oriented (altruistic) (67.5%) rather than self-oriented (egoistic) (29.2%). Second, personal difficulties in participating in volunteer activities for retired employees were lack of expertise, health problems, and economic burden. Third, the main characteristics of retired employees participating in volunteer activities were retirees who have volunteering experience while working in the past, are women, are active participants in religious activities, and have a high level of education. Finally, retired employees who continued to volunteer after retirement had the following characteristics: a relatively long post-retirement period, volunteer experience while in office, good economic conditions, self-recognized poor health conditions, and high overall life satisfaction.

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Evolving Experience and Motivation of Older Adults’ Long-Term Community Volunteering in Shanghai

Cited by 2 publications

References 52 publications

Strategies of state penetration: a network analysis of community governance in Shanghai

Strategies of state penetration: a network analysis of community governance in Shanghai

Participation and Continuation Factors of Volunteer Activities Among Retired Government Employees: Evidence from South Korea

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