Why do Party Members Leave?

Autor(en)
Markus Wagner
Abstrakt

Why do people leave political parties they once joined as members? This article assesses five explanations: civic resources; cognitive engagement; a preference for alternative forms of political participation; ideological preferences; and material benefits to membership. These explanations are tested using data from a 2013 face-to-face probability-based survey in Austria ( n  = 3266, of which 545 respondents are current or former party members). Self-reports and regression analyses show that cognitive disengagement and ideological preferences are the main differences between current and former members. These findings have important implications for understanding why party membership is in decline.

Organisation(en)
Institut für Staatswissenschaft
Journal
Parliamentary Affairs
Band
70
Seiten
344-360
Anzahl der Seiten
17
ISSN
0031-2290
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1093/pa/gsw024
Publikationsdatum
2016
Peer-reviewed
Ja
ÖFOS 2012
506014 Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft
Schlagwörter
ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
Law, Sociology and Political Science
Link zum Portal
https://ucris.univie.ac.at/portal/de/publications/why-do-party-members-leave(c8e859ae-9b67-4d93-a1cd-b06dfeed97e5).html