participation Flashcards
What may a lack of political interest among many do
Undermine legitimacy of elected governments and the laws and policies they produce
Why may people participate in more modern ways
Disillusioned with traditional party politics as they feel like they have no impact
Example of party membership lacking power
Leader us chosen from a narrowed list e.g Kemi badenoch chosen among 1 others and no say on policy
Uk is experiencing a participation crisis as voting is poor compared to high levels of 1950s analysis
Apathy- disengagement due to lack of power , local elections may feel like councils lack power or that institutions are too bound by conflict such as ni assembly
Uk is experiencing a participation crisis due to low turnout voting evidence
2024 59.8% and average is below highs of 75% pre 1992 . 2022 local 30% and ni 2022 62%
Uk is not experiencing a participation crisis as voting has risen in recent elections evidence
2017 was 69% whilst 2019 67%, 2024 may have been hapathy a ‘forgone conclusion ‘ 2019 18-24 55% risen from 2005 40%
Uk is not experiencing a participation crisis due to voting analysis
Electorate is becoming more engaged , particularly younger groups who are usually apathetic , abstaining from voting may be a political point in itself
Uk is facing a participation crisis due to decline in party membership and loyalty evidence
Conservatives had over 2 million in 1950s but are now at around 130,000(nov 2024). Rise of floating voters. - 2024 con lost 55% of those who voted for them in 2019
Uk is facing a participation crisis due to decline in party membership and loyalty analysis
Partisan delaignment has increased so parties cannot rely on typical base as individuals ni longer associate themselves with a political party
Uk is not experiencing a participation crisis as their has been a resurgence of party membership evidence
Smaller parties - snp was at 125,000 in 2019 , reform Uk had 5000 members march 2024 now are at over 200k a year later aswell as Corbyns leadership spiking lab to 485,000 in 2019
Uk is not experiencing a participation crisis due to resurgence of party membership analysis
New views in politics resonate with individuals making them participate as well as members being more active such as 2019 - 87% voting in leadership con race improving civic engagement
2019 Hansard society said what percentage think system needs ‘quite a lot ‘ of imprevemt
72%
Uk is experiencing a participation crisis due to trade union movement decline evidence
2022 - 6.25 million from 13 million In 1970s
Uk is experiencing a participation crisis due to decline in trade union membership analysis
Decline in manual jobs , service based economy , weakening of trade unions since thatcher and Blair
Uk is not experiencing participation crisis due to rise in group politics evidence
Single issue such as Palestine protests with over 500,000 marchers aswell as national trust increased to 2.63 million members in 2024
Trade union dismissal
2022 2.5 million strike days partipcated in
Uk is not experiencing a participation crisis due to increase in group politics analysis
Engaging in differing types of politics especially issue based as traditional parties may not favour their niche views
Uk is experiencing a participation crisis due to slactivism becoming common place evidence
Low level engagement such as 33,000 e petitions submitted in 2022 including one to revoke a50 over 6 million signatures
Uk is experiencing a participation crisis due to slactivism becoming common place analysis
Less meaningful and less comitment suggesting they care less and desire less to participate in traditional ways such as writing to MPs
Uk is experiencing a participation crisis due to individuals expressing beliefs in differing ways evidence
Political consumerism - boycotts to Starbucks and McDonald’s , Coca Cola for supporting Isreal 2023-now and shein boycotts due to human rights
Clitvism -BLM, Free Palestine aswell as easier access to MPs and petitions to call a general election over 3 million 2024
Uk is not experiencing a participation crisis due to individuals expressing beliefs in various ways analysis
Participation is easier for imdicuals who have busy lives . Participation isn’t decline it is simply changing due to accesability and lack of comtent with current systems
Hansard society 2029 found how many would participate in none of given ways
22%, overall decline among all since 2018
