As political participation continues to decline, how can we encourage citizens to re-engage with politics and voting? One area that has seen participation increasing is membership in political interest groups. Using survey data from 1,071 individuals’ contacts with Congress, Thomas T. Holyoke examines the role of interest groups in stimulating political action and participation. He finds that many groups help to increase, or at least direct, their members’ political participation, so that those who are members of both political and professional interest groups have a greater than 60 percent chance of contacting Congress.
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机译:随着政治参与度持续下降,我们如何鼓励公民重新参与政治和投票活动?参与增加的领域之一是政治利益团体的成员资格。托马斯·霍利奥克(Thomas T. Holyoke)使用来自1,071位与国会的联系的调查数据,考察了利益集团在刺激政治行动和参与方面的作用。他发现,许多团体都有助于增加或至少指导其成员的政治参与,因此,既是政治利益团体又是专业利益团体的成员,有超过60%的机会与国会取得联系。
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