Does policy motivation drive party activism? A study of party activists in three Asian democracies

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ID6314749
AuthorsSejin Koo (0000-0001-7997-6302, Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume27
Issue1
Pages187-201
Publication date2021-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueParty Politics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1354-0688 • E-ISSN: 1460-3683
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1354068820908021
OpenAlexW2959969974
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited50

Studies of party activism highlight that party activists are driven by various motivations and that these affect their level of activism. However, it remains unclear whether policy-motivated activists are more engaged in party activities than those motivated by other incentives and whether the motivation–activism link varies with party characteristics. This article investigates these questions by focusing on political actors linking parties and voters in the local community. I use a party activist survey data set collected during recent national election campaigns in three Asian young democracies: Taiwan, Korea, and Mongolia. The results demonstrate the prominence of policy motivation as an impetus for activists’ intraparty commitment. I also found that the positive effect of policy motivation is especially robust in small parties, while it is muted in large parties and that party membership increases the probability of intraparty commitment, challenging the widely held belief that formal membership is pointless in Asian parties

Democracy · Economics · Incentive · Political activism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Single non-transferable vote · Sociology · Survey data collection · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Public Administration · Social Media and Politics

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