A Comparative Study of the Linkage between Voting Participation and Other Forms of Participation: Comparing Korea, Taiwan, and Japan
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This study classifies political participation into two different forms: voting participation and non-electoral participation, and then analyzes the linkage between them. The analysis is conducted for each of the three different countries, Korea, Taiwan, and Japan, and their results are compared. The rationale for such an analysis is based on the assumption that different factors are in play for the two different forms of participation. Theoretically speaking, non-electoral participation requires greater benefits and stronger motivation on the part of prospective participants than voting participation does. Although there are various sources of benefits and motivation, this study focuses primarily on social connectedness, political efficacy, and post-materialism. The results of empirical analysis confirm that voting participation and non-electoral participation are affected by different factors, although there are some common factors that influence the two types of participation. Also, some important cross-national variations in terms of the pattern of participation and main factors are found. This study emphasizes the importance of benefits and motivation of political participation, as opposed to the cost. In particular, social connectedness and solidarity can be singled out as one of the most important sources of motivation for participation. As the effects of this factor was partially confirmed by the analysis, it may be suggested that one should give a greater weight to social background and contexts in which individual voters are located than to their individual characteristics, when considering how to increase political participation.
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This study classifies political participation into two different forms: voting participation and non-electoral participation, and then analyzes the linkage between them. The analysis is conducted for each of the three different countries, Korea, Taiwan, and Japan, and their results are compared. The rationale for such an analysis is based on the assumption that different factors are in play for the two different forms of participation. Theoretically speaking, non-electoral participation requires greater benefits and stronger motivation on the part of prospective participants than voting participation does. Although there are various sources of benefits and motivation, this study focuses primarily on social connectedness, political efficacy, and post-materialism. The results of empirical analysis confirm that voting participation and non-electoral participation are affected by different factors, although there are some common factors that influence the two types of participation. Also, some important cross-national variations in terms of the pattern of participation and main factors are found. This study emphasizes the importance of benefits and motivation of political participation, as opposed to the cost. In particular, social connectedness and solidarity can be singled out as one of the most important sources of motivation for participation. As the effects of this factor was partially confirmed by the analysis, it may be suggested that one should give a greater weight to social background and contexts in which individual voters are located than to their individual characteristics, when considering how to increase political participation.
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