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Political participation and voluntary associations : A hypergraph case study
Amina Azaiez1, Robin Salot2,3
1Sorbonne Economics Center, Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne University, Paris, France.
Plos One
|January 27, 2025
Summary
This study introduces a new way to measure political participation in local communities. It finds that an individual's connection to diverse groups, not just their group membership, is key to participation.
Area of Science:
- Social Sciences
- Sociology
- Political Science
Background:
- Civic organizations are crucial for policy-making in democracies.
- Traditional sociological studies focus on individual characteristics.
- A local case study is needed to understand community-level dynamics.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the relationship between voluntary associations and local political institutions.
- To model social interactions within organizations using a hypergraph.
- To develop new measures for political participation.
Main Methods:
- Utilized a hypergraph model to represent social interactions within organizations.
- Defined interactions as hyperedges corresponding to organizational activities.
- Introduced an interaction-based measure extending degree centrality for political participation.
Main Results:
- Revealed a community-based social structure where similar organization members interact more.
- Introduced the 'diversity coefficient' to measure participation across different community groups.
- Found the diversity coefficient to be a significant predictor of political participation.
Conclusions:
- Community structure influences social interactions among organization members.
- The diversity coefficient offers a novel and significant metric for political participation.
- This approach provides a new perspective on the role of voluntary associations in local politics.
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