Voluntary Association Involvement and Political Participation in South Korea

No Won (), Han Hyunrang () and Wang Lili ()
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No Won: School of Public Economics and Administration, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Shanghai, China
Han Hyunrang: School of Community Resources and Development, Arizona State University, Phoenix, USA
Wang Lili: School of Community Resources and Development, Arizona State University, Phoenix, USA

Nonprofit Policy Forum, 2021, vol. 12, issue 4, 535-561

Abstract: While studies suggest that voluntary association involvement leads to more political participation in the U.S. and European countries, the relationship remains debatable in new democracies. Using the Current Social Integration Survey from 2015 to 2018 in South Korea, this study examines the relationship between voluntary association engagement and participation in political activities based on the social capital theory and explores whether the results vary by the types of voluntary associations and multiple memberships in the associations. The results suggest that memberships in voluntary associations are positively associated with voting and engagement in political activities. Additionally, only memberships in certain types of associations are related to voting and engagement in political activities.

Keywords: voluntary association; political participation; civic engagement; social capital; South Korea (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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