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Participating locally and nationally: explaining the offline and online activism of British party members

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posted on 2023-06-12, 07:23 authored by Tim Bale, Paul WebbPaul Webb, Monica Poletti
Drawing on survey data on the members of six British parties gathered in the immediate aftermath of the general election of 2015, this article addresses the question of what members do for their parties during campaigns. It identifies a key distinction between traditional forms of activity and more recent forms of online campaign participation. While the well-established general incentives theory of participation continues to offer a useful basis for explaining both types of campaign activism, we find that our understanding is significantly enhanced by considering the impact of national and local political contexts. Whereas the former chiefly adds explanatory value to the model of online participation by party members, the latter considerably improves the model of offline participation.

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Party Members in the United Kingdom; G1772; ESRC-ECONOMIC & SOCIAL RESEARCH COUNCIL; POLD1A6S - ES/M007537/1

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  • Published

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Journal

Political Studies

ISSN

0032-3217

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Issue

3

Volume

67

Page range

658-675

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  • Politics Publications

Research groups affiliated with

  • Sussex European Institute Publications

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  • Yes

Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2018-07-27

First Open Access (FOA) Date

2018-07-27

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2018-07-27

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