The role of gifts in building influence with politicians
Thematic analysis of interviews with current and former parliamentarians
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14907474 |
|---|---|
| Authors | A M Leal R Rodríguez (0000-0003-1671-0384, University of Auckland), Peter Adams (0000-0002-3237-0108, University of Auckland, corresponding author), Edwin Sayes (University of Auckland), Kypros Kypri (0000-0002-9657-9904, University of Otago) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 125 |
| Pages | 104332 |
| Publication date | 2024-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Drug Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0955-3959 • E-ISSN: 1873-4758 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104332 |
| PMID | 38422916 |
| OpenAlex | W4392263589 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 24 |
Gifts are a powerful way to acknowledge and strengthen interpersonal relationships. As with any relational space, gifting plays various roles in forming and maintaining relationships in political contexts, but its contribution to relationship-building has attracted little attention. This paper examines how politicians in Aotearoa New Zealand both engage with gifting and how they navigate the perceptions of others. Four current members of parliament (MPs) and six retired MPs participated in semi-structured interviews with questions on common practices and common understandings about political gifting. Their responses indicate their use of four different processes: formal processes are the guidelines provided by the government on gifting, but when these are insufficient, contextual processes regarding perceptions of the media, constituents or colleagues are used, or, alternatively, MPs rely on personal values or view gifting in terms of transactional processes with both parties receiving benefits. The paper explores perceptions and complexities of a sequence of gifts during events (event gifting). The authors recommend an improved awareness and understanding of the contribution of gifting practices to political relationship building
Aotearoa · Government (linguistics · Interpersonal communication · Parliament · Perception · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Thematic analysis · Transactional analysis · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Law · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering · Psychology · Public Policy and Administration Research · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |