Moderating Effect and Mechanism of the Political Efficacy in the Influence of Ballot-counting Broadcast Information Design on the Attitudes and Political Participation Intention of Audiences

This paper examines how social media are affecting Japanese civil society organizations, in relation to efficacy and political participation. Using data from the 2017 Japan Interest Group Study survey, we analyzed how the flow of information leads to the political participation of civil society organizations. The total number of respondents (organizations) were 1285 (942 organizations in Tokyo and 343 from Ibaraki). In the analysis of our survey we focused on the data portion related to information behavior and efficacy and investigated the meta-cognition of efficacy in lobbying among civil society organizations in Tokyo and Ibaraki. We found that organizations that use social media were relatively few. However, among the few organizations that use social media, we found that these organizations have a much higher meta-cognition of political efficacy in comparison to those that do not use social media. For instance, social media usage had a higher tendency of having cognition of being able to exert influence upon others. We also found that organizations that interact with citizens have a higher tendency to use social media. The correspondence analysis results point towards a hypothesis of how efficacy and participation are mutually higher among the organizations that use social media in Japan.

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Political inequality, political participation, and support for populist parties

Constitutional Political Economy ◽

10.1007/s10602-021-09357-3 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Kim Leonie Kellermann

Keyword(s):

Political Participation ◽

Social Groups ◽

Political Efficacy ◽

The Political ◽

Political Discussion ◽

Tax Rate ◽

Political Inequality ◽

Taxation Policy ◽

Correct Sequence ◽

Party Ideology

AbstractWe theoretically investigate how political abstention among certain social groups encourages populist parties to enter the political stage, trying to absorb inactive voters. We design a two-stage game with two established parties and n voters who jointly determine a taxation policy. The electorate is divided into two groups, the advantaged and the disadvantaged. Voters’ decisions on whether to participate depend on a party’s tax rate proposal and on general party ideology. Effective political participation requires a certain amount of financial, social and intellectual resources to, for example, evaluate party programs or to engage in political discussion. As the disadvantaged are endowed with fewer resources, they lack political efficacy, resulting in less political participation. Consequently, the established parties propose a tax rate which is biased towards the preferences of the advantaged. The unused voter potential among the disadvantaged draws the interest of a populist challenger. To win support from the disadvantaged, the challenger party optimally proposes a respectively biased tax rate, which then works to polarize the political spectrum.Please confirm if the author names are presented accurately and in the correct sequence (given name, middle name/initial, family name). Author 1 Given name: [Kim Leonie] Last name [ Kellermann]. Also, kindly confirm the details in the metadata are correct.All correct.

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The Chicken or Egg Question of Adolescents’ Political Involvement

Zeitschrift für Psychologie ◽

10.1027/2151-2604/a000297 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 225 (4) ◽

pp. 347-356 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Jan Šerek ◽

Hana Machackova ◽

Petr Macek

Keyword(s):

Political Participation ◽

Political Behavior ◽

Political Development ◽

Psychological Factors ◽

Political Efficacy ◽

Longitudinal Survey ◽

The Political ◽

Different Types ◽

Longitudinal Effects

Abstract. Research on the political behavior of young people often approaches psychological factors such as political efficacy or interest as antecedents of political participation. This study examines whether efficacy and interest are also outcomes of participation and if this effect differs across three types of political participation. Data from a two-wave longitudinal survey of 768 Czech adolescents (aged 14–17 years at Time 1, 54% females) was used. Findings support the proposition that psychological factors are affected by participatory experiences. Cross-lagged models showed longitudinal effects from participation to changes in psychological factors, but not effects in the opposite direction. Protest participation predicted higher interest and internal political efficacy, but lower external political efficacy, volunteering predicted higher external political efficacy, and representational participation had no effects on psychological factors. Overall, our findings point out the formative role of participatory experiences in adolescence and the diverse effects of different types of political participation on political development.

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Psychological Needs, Personal Control, and Political Participation

Canadian Journal of Political Science ◽

10.1017/s000842390004525x ◽

1975 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 107-116 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Stanley Allen Renshon

Keyword(s):

Political Participation ◽

Empirical Studies ◽

Personal Control ◽

Psychological Theory ◽

Psychological Needs ◽

Political Efficacy ◽

Basic Psychological Needs ◽

Political Life ◽

The Political ◽

Social Scientists

Political theorists have long argued that political participation has been a minimal requirement of democratic political systems. More recently, social scientists have turned their attention to understanding the factors that impede or promote participation. This paper examines several such hypotheses which lie within the framework of personality and social-psychological theory. Briefly stated, this author's contention is that: (1) each individual has a need to have sufficient control over relevant aspects of his life-space, which, under specified conditions, includes the political system; (2) the attempt to satisfy this need in the social world generates basic assumptive beliefs about personal control; and (3) these beliefs have important implications for political participation and the support of regimes.To examine these contentions more fully, we first must consider the concept of political efficacy, especially as it relates to the motivation to participate in political life. It will then be possible to present a theory that links feelings of personal control in the political arena with more basic psychological needs that help to organize the personality system. Finally, we will present some exploratory data on the relation between beliefs in personal control and political participation. While these data do not directly contradict previous empirical studies, they do suggest the possibility that a substantial reorganization of the way in which political efficacy is conceptualized may be in order.

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The Queer Agenda: Exploring the Political Participation of LGBTIQ+ Youth

10.26686/wgtn.17061749 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

◽

Brodie Fraser

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Political Participation ◽

Minority Groups ◽

Political Efficacy ◽

Youth Participation ◽

The Political ◽

School Students ◽

Voting Age ◽

Do So

<p>Youth participation literature is yet to fully explore the ways in which young marginalised LGBTIQ+ identifying youth engage in the political sphere. While there is a significant amount of existing literature about youth and their participation habits, research has not quite begun to explore the intersection of youth and LGBTIQ+ marginalisation, and identification, in relation to political participation. This research seeks to address these knowledge gaps, and explore the ways in which high school aged LGBTIQ+ youth in the Wellington region participate in politics. To do so, it organized a survey among Wellington high school students (N=91). The empirical data showed that most of the participants did not view their LGBTIQ+ identity as being political. It also found that the majority of respondents felt as though they have greater political efficacy and ability to make a change as LGBTIQ+ peoples than they do as young citizens under the voting age. Furthermore, the analyses revealed that the extent to which youth feel as though they belong to the queer community positively affects the extent to which they are involved in the LGBTIQ+ community. This research has served to challenge normative assumptions of political participation, and thus broaden understandings of how minority groups perform their citizenship, and engage in politics.</p>

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Political Efficacy and Participation of Nurse Practitioners

Policy Politics & Nursing Practice ◽

10.1177/1527154417728514 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 18 (3) ◽

pp. 135-148 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Nancy C. O'Rourke ◽

Sybil L. Crawford ◽

Nancy S. Morris ◽

Joyce Pulcini

Keyword(s):

Health Policy ◽

Political Participation ◽

Nurse Practitioners ◽

Political Process ◽

Political Efficacy ◽

The Political ◽

Political Activities ◽

State Laws ◽

Nursing Organizations ◽

Laws And Regulations

Twenty-eight states have laws and regulations limiting the ability of nurse practitioners (NPs) to practice to the full extent of their education and training, thereby preventing patients from fully accessing NP services. Revisions to state laws and regulations require NPs to engage in the political process. Understanding the political engagement of NPs may facilitate the efforts of nurse leaders and nursing organizations to promote change in state rules and regulations. The purpose of this study was to describe the political efficacy and political participation of U.S. NPs and gain insight into factors associated with political interest and engagement. In the fall of 2015, we mailed a survey to 2,020 NPs randomly chosen from the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners' database and 632 responded (31% response rate). Participants completed the Trust in Government (external political efficacy) and the Political Efficacy (internal political efficacy) scales, and a demographic form. Overall, NPs have low political efficacy. Older age ( p≤.001), health policy mentoring ( p≤.001), and specific education on health policy ( p≤.001) were all positively associated with internal political efficacy and political participation. External political efficacy was not significantly associated with any of the study variables. Political activities of NPs are largely limited to voting and contacting legislators. Identifying factors that engage NPs in grassroots political activities and the broader political arena is warranted, particularly with current initiatives to make changes to state laws and regulations that limit their practice.

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The Queer Agenda: Exploring the Political Participation of LGBTIQ+ Youth

10.26686/wgtn.17061749.v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

◽

Brodie Fraser

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Political Participation ◽

Minority Groups ◽

Political Efficacy ◽

Youth Participation ◽

The Political ◽

School Students ◽

Voting Age ◽

Do So

<p>Youth participation literature is yet to fully explore the ways in which young marginalised LGBTIQ+ identifying youth engage in the political sphere. While there is a significant amount of existing literature about youth and their participation habits, research has not quite begun to explore the intersection of youth and LGBTIQ+ marginalisation, and identification, in relation to political participation. This research seeks to address these knowledge gaps, and explore the ways in which high school aged LGBTIQ+ youth in the Wellington region participate in politics. To do so, it organized a survey among Wellington high school students (N=91). The empirical data showed that most of the participants did not view their LGBTIQ+ identity as being political. It also found that the majority of respondents felt as though they have greater political efficacy and ability to make a change as LGBTIQ+ peoples than they do as young citizens under the voting age. Furthermore, the analyses revealed that the extent to which youth feel as though they belong to the queer community positively affects the extent to which they are involved in the LGBTIQ+ community. This research has served to challenge normative assumptions of political participation, and thus broaden understandings of how minority groups perform their citizenship, and engage in politics.</p>

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Women in Power and Decision making Positions : Conditions and Restraints

Al-Raida Journal ◽

10.32380/alrj.v0i0.80 ◽

1970 ◽

pp. 53-57

Author(s):

Azza Charara Baydoun

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Political Participation ◽

Political Life ◽

The Political ◽

Decision Making Process ◽

Power Structures ◽

Policies And Procedures ◽

The Social ◽

The Status ◽

Slow Progress

Women today are considered to be outside the political and administrative power structures and their participation in the decision-making process is non-existent. As far as their participation in the political life is concerned they are still on the margins. The existence of patriarchal society in Lebanon as well as the absence of governmental policies and procedures that aim at helping women and enhancing their political participation has made it very difficult for women to be accepted as leaders and to be granted votes in elections (UNIFEM, 2002).This above quote is taken from a report that was prepared to assess the progress made regarding the status of Lebanese women both on the social and governmental levels in light of the Beijing Platform for Action – the name given to the provisions of the Fourth Conference on Women held in Beijing in 1995. The above quote describes the slow progress achieved by Lebanese women in view of the ambitious goal that requires that the proportion of women occupying administrative or political positions in Lebanon should reach 30 percent of thetotal by the year 2005!

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Facing the Challenge of Democracy

10.23943/princeton/9780691151106.001.0001 ◽

2011 ◽

Keyword(s):

Political Participation ◽

Interest Groups ◽

Political Knowledge ◽

The Political ◽

Political Thinking ◽

Democratic Representation ◽

The Public ◽

Party Polarization

Citizens are political simpletons—that is only a modest exaggeration of a common characterization of voters. Certainly, there is no shortage of evidence of citizens' limited political knowledge, even about matters of the highest importance, along with inconsistencies in their thinking, some glaring by any standard. But this picture of citizens all too often approaches caricature. This book brings together leading political scientists who offer new insights into the political thinking of the public, the causes of party polarization, the motivations for political participation, and the paradoxical relationship between turnout and democratic representation. These studies propel a foundational argument about democracy. Voters can only do as well as the alternatives on offer. These alternatives are constrained by third players, in particular activists, interest groups, and financial contributors. The result: voters often appear to be shortsighted, extreme, and inconsistent because the alternatives they must choose between are shortsighted, extreme, and inconsistent.

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Perempuan dalam Kungkungan Budaya Politik Patriarkhis

MUWAZAH ◽

10.28918/muwazah.v10i2.1781 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 96

Author(s):

Nurbaity Prastyananda Yuwono

Keyword(s):

Political Participation ◽

Political Culture ◽

The Political ◽

Political Awareness ◽

Cultural Reconstruction ◽

Women's Participation ◽

The Government ◽

Gender Based ◽

Women's Networks ◽

Women's Political Participation

Women's political participation in Indonesia can be categorized as low, even though the government has provided special policies for women. Patriarchal political culture is a major obstacle in increasing women's political participation, because it builds perceptions that women are inappropriate, unsuitable and unfit to engage in the political domain. The notion that women are more appropriate in the domestic area; identified politics are masculine, so women are not suitable for acting in the political domain; Weak women and not having the ability to become leaders, are the result of the construction of a patriarchal political culture. Efforts must be doing to increase women's participation, i.e: women's political awareness, gender-based political education; building and strengthening relationships between women's networks and organizations; attract qualified women political party cadres; cultural reconstruction and reinterpretation of religious understanding that is gender biased; movement to change the organizational structure of political parties and; the implementation of legislation effectively.

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