Voluntariness, gender and interest in politics in Japanese associationism. A case study
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Civic participation, voluntary associations, civic voluntarism, gender gap, political interest, Japan.Abstract
Studies on participation in voluntary civic associations show a positive relationship with political participation. This work examines whether the type of participation (voluntary or not) is related to the level of interest in socio-political issues in the same way. To that aim, it uses evidences from the case of Japan. The results suggest that the distinction between voluntary and non-voluntary participation is especially relevant for men. Likewise, the results indicate that the resource variables of the civic voluntarism model seem to be the most strongly related to the interest in politics; but the same pattern is not followed in the case of women.Downloads
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