Voluntary associations and democratic participation in Britain

Moyser, George; Parry, Geraint

doi:10.4324/9780203449776_chapter_2

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“…Other authors have noted that the number and type of associations to which people belong, and the extent of their activity within the organization, are all positively related to political engagement (Rogers et al, 1975). In later research, Verba and others document how members of voluntary associations learn self-respect, group identity, and public skills (Verba et al, 1995;Dekker et al, 1997;Moyser and Parry, 1997 To these findings, the social capital school adds the insight that membership in associations also facilitates the learning of cooperative attitudes and behaviors, including reciprocity. In particular, membership in voluntary associations offers an opportunity for more intensive face-to-face interaction between people, thus creating a setting for the development of trust in others.…”

Section: Social Interaction As a Source Of Social Capitalmentioning

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The Roots of Social Capital: Attitudinal and Network Mechanisms in the Relation between Youth and Adult Indicators of Social Capital

2004

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One of the basic assumptions of social capital theory is that social interactions, whether in formal or informal settings, lead to socialization into pro-social value patterns such as generalized trust or reciprocity. This assumption has thus far been tested exclusively with adult populations. As a result, social capital studies tend to ignore a large body of political socialization research indicating that a number of crucial political behaviors and attitudes are already shaped at an early age, and that they continue to be rather stable during the life cycle. In this article, we use the Youth-Parent Socialization panel study (1965)(1966)(1967)(1968)(1969)(1970)(1971)(1972)(1973)(1974)(1975)(1976)(1977)(1978)(1979)(1980)(1981)(1982) to demonstrate that with regard to generalized trust and participation, distinctive patterns are already in place during adolescence and continue into adulthood. Structural equation modeling produced support both for the attitudinal as for the network mechanism, although the stability with regard to trust was higher than with regard to participation. Our analysis suggests that social capital studies should, in the future, pay more attention to youth research than they have to date.

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Section: Social Interaction As a Source Of Social Capitalmentioning

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The Roots of Social Capital: Attitudinal and Network Mechanisms in the Relation between Youth and Adult Indicators of Social Capital

2004

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“…In later research, Verba and his colleagues found that members of voluntary associations learn self‐respect, group identity and public skills (Dekker et al. , 1997; Moyser and Parry, 1997; Verba et al. , 1995).…”

Section: The Internal Effects Of Voluntary Associationsmentioning

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Civic Engagement and Civic Attitudes in Cross-National Perspective: Introduction to the Symposium

Stolle

Howard

2008

Political Studies

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“…Most recent studies have shown this relationship to hold in most developed democracies including the United States of America (USA), Western Europe and Great Britain (Moyser & Parry, 1997;Stolle, 1998;Stolle & Rochon, 2016). For an analysis of this relationship in other European countries, see Hooghe & Marien (2013).…”

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“…Since Putnam's work, several studies in other societies have confirmed that social capital and political participation have an interdependent relationship (Miller, 2001;Norris, 2002;Putnam et al, 1993;Verba, Schlozman, & Brady, 1995). In the advanced democracies of the Western world, a number of researchers have found that social capital helps to maintain the development of democracy by influencing both the quantity and quality of political participation (Anderson, 2010;Fukuyama, 1995;Mayer, 2003;Moyser & Parry, 1997;Norris, 2002;Paxton, 2002;Putnam, 2001). …”

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The Association between Social Capital and Voting Participation in Three Developing Democracies in Africa

Bwalya¹,

Sukumar²

2018

JPL

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Numerous empirical research studies posit that social capital has a positive influence on peoples' political participation. Studies conducted in developed western democracies have revealed that social capital strengthens democratic institutions by impacting both the quantity and quality of citizens' political participation. However, in the developing democracies of Africa, the effects of social capital on political participation remain under-researched. This paper aims to empirically examine whether the interrelation between social capital and political participation holds true in the developing democracies of Africa. By operationalising the concept of social capital as membership in civic associations, this paper examines the influence of social capital on peoples' voting participation in three Southern African countries, viz. Botswana, Namibia and Zambia. Using data from the sixth round of the Afrobarometer Survey, this study found that social capital was strongly linked to voting participation in these countries.

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Voluntary associations and democratic participation in Britain

Cited by 16 publications

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The Roots of Social Capital: Attitudinal and Network Mechanisms in the Relation between Youth and Adult Indicators of Social Capital

The Roots of Social Capital: Attitudinal and Network Mechanisms in the Relation between Youth and Adult Indicators of Social Capital

Civic Engagement and Civic Attitudes in Cross-National Perspective: Introduction to the Symposium

The Association between Social Capital and Voting Participation in Three Developing Democracies in Africa

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