Political Parties as Vehicles of Political Engagement
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6310088 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrew Russell (0000-0003-4700-8029, University of Manchester, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 555-569 |
| Publication date | 2005-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Parliamentary Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-2290 • E-ISSN: 1460-2482 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/pa/gsi051 |
| OpenAlex | W2077388375 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 18 |
Concern over the state of democratic participation in Britain has led to a re-evaluation of the whole process of political engagement. Due to life-cycle or cohort effects young people are the most likely of all groups of society to be disengaged from political life—largely because they tend to lack social capital. Appealing to Britain's youth is a challenge for all forms of representative democracy. Apart from appealing to voters at election times, political parties attempt to recruit supporters into membership of the party, and pay particular attention to recruiting young people into their fold. The role of political parties in promoting political engagement with particular reference to their treatment of their youth sections is explored here. The access routes to political influence for young people are investigated with reference to the Conservatives, Labour and the Liberal Democrats in Britain. Methods of incorporating the voice of youth vary from party to party but they share a desire to be seen to be taking youth concerns seriously. Youth sections may provide a useful method of promoting bonding social capital within a political party but the parties may be less fully equipped to reach outside the confines of their own organisations to provide bridging social capital
Democracy · Political capital · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Social capital · Sociology · State (computer science · Youth engagement · Law · Public Administration · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
Navigating the political minefield
More social, less material, more influenced by family ties
The added value of youth wings
Influence or support? Member perspectives on youth wings in political parties
Living, Doing, and Learning from Politics in a Youth Wing of a Political Party
Window Dressing 2.0
Do political parties and youth wings shape political ambition differently? Insights from Spain
Political participation of young people in political parties
The Influence of Postmaterialist Orientations on Young British People's Offline and Online Political Participation
Attracting tomorrow’s leaders
The Party Politics of Youth Citizenship and Democratic Engagement
UK Political Parties’ Youth Factions
For the Many, Not the Few
Young radicals, moderates and aligned
Voices of discontent
Configurações Subjetivas Da Participação Política De Dirigentes Do PSDB/Es
Implicações Emocionais Na Participação Política De Dirigentes Do PSDB/Es
Rhetorical strategies of political parties and organized movements
| Unique citing works | 18 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1.06 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2026 (18) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 18 |