Electoral behaviour behind the gates: partisanship and political participation among Canadian gated community residents

As a developing country, Indonesia has a tolerant society. Nonetheless, demands are currently rising for exclusive real estate models which are bounded from the vicinity by ring-fenced or portals. Understanding the socio-economic conflict is essential for developing urban housing at the gated community. This research is focused on the gate community housing in Makassar, which represents the condition of cities in Indonesia. The study combines both quantitative-qualitative analysis and spatial analysis. The data collection was obtained by observation and interviewing the neighborhood community. The data analysis uses triangulate combinations, which are essential performance analysis (IPA), Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA), and the system information of geography analysis. The results show from 272 real estates in the city of Makassar there are 85.7percent of the gate communities in the city of Makassar which all show vulnerability to socio-economic conflicts. Although, the level of exclusivity increases, the socio-economic interactions tied between gate community residents and non-residents prevent social conflict from emerging.

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Electoral behaviour of young people at regional elections

SHS Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/shsconf/20185502016 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 55 ◽

pp. 02016

Author(s):

Olga Parfenova ◽

Matryona Okorokova ◽

Nurgun Grigoriev

Keyword(s):

Young People ◽

Political Participation ◽

Political Culture ◽

Social Institution ◽

Electoral Behavior ◽

Social Partnership ◽

Electoral Behaviour ◽

Main Components ◽

Regional Elections

Young people as a social institution contribute to political socialization, the scientific nature of political consciousness and the maturity of political culture, the formation of interests and the acquisition of skills for political participation, including the electoral one. This research considers the problem of electoral behavior of young people on the example of regional elections based on the ideas of social partnership between the state and youth. On the basis of the research of electoral behavior of young people at the regional level elections, the theoretical and methodological foundations of political research of this problem, mechanisms for improving the quality of political participation are defined, the main components of young people’s readiness for electoral activities on the basis of social partnership technologies combined with well-built state protectionism are also identified.

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Spatial Patterns of Residential Fragmentation and Quality of Life in Nairobi City, Kenya

Applied Research in Quality of Life ◽

10.1007/s11482-019-09739-8 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 15 (5) ◽

pp. 1493-1517

Author(s):

Eunice Nthambi Jimmy ◽

Javier Martinez ◽

Jeroen Verplanke

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Community Integration ◽

Global South ◽

Gated Community ◽

Strong Positive Correlation ◽

Key Informant ◽

Community Residents ◽

Spatial Exclusion ◽

The City

Abstract Residential fragmentation undermines integration by physically excluding some urban dwellers through walling, fencing and use of barriers limiting interactions. Research has shown that many cities in the Global South are experiencing spatial fragmentation issues associated with increasing inequalities, social exclusion and proliferation of gated communities. This results in distinct residential fragments with limited interactions and unequal quality of life (QoL) conditions of the residents of the fragments. The aim of this paper is to describe the association between residential fragmentation and QoL based on three residential fragments in the city of Nairobi (Kenia). A mixed method approach was applied to understand fragmentation in the city and analyse integration and QoL satisfaction in the fragments. Household surveys and key informant interviews were main data collection methods. Data analysis methods used included descriptive statistics, spatial and content analysis. The results show, as expected, slum residents felt the least integrated symbolically compared to the planned non-gated and gated community residents. Similarly, gated community residents have higher QoL satisfaction compared to other types of fragments. There is a strong positive correlation between symbolic integration and QoL domains related to housing and safety in the slum, indicating that people who are satisfied with housing also have a sense of belonging to their neighbourhood. In contrast, community integration has a negative correlation with safety in the gated community implying that when the residents are satisfied with safety, they tend to have low social networks. Based on the empirical evidence, fragmentation is related to specific domains of QoL as it is associated with spatial exclusion through barriers and gating and marginalization of the poor making it harder for them to feel integrated. The residential fragments reflect the intense divides in Global South cities in terms of QoL conditions and access to services.

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