The aim of this paper is to examine the link between associational involvement and political participation among youth in Norway and how this link varies between boys and girls of an immigrant or non-immigrant background. We examine the relationship between activities in instrumental and expressive types of voluntary organizations. The paper draws on the survey Ung i Oslo 2015 (Young in Oslo 2015), which was carried out among students in almost all high schools (30 schools) in Oslo, Norway. The results indicate that those who are actively involved in socially oriented organizations are most likely to participate in politics. However, the relationship between organizational activity and political participation is often stronger among youth of immigrant background and is visible even among those who are active in less socially oriented organizations. Most notably, the results suggest that being active in a sports organization is positively related to political participation among immigrant youth. We found no such effect among non-immigrant youth. In accordance with Robert Putnam’s theoretical framework on social capital, the paper discusses why youth of immigrant background seem to benefit more, politically speaking, from associational involvement.

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与非移民同龄人相比，移民青年是否更有可能参与志愿组织？来自挪威的调查证据

本文的目的是研究挪威青年的社团参与和政治参与之间的联系，以及这种联系在移民或非移民背景的男孩和女孩之间有何不同。我们研究了志愿组织的工具性和表达性类型的活动之间的关系。该论文借鉴了 Ung i Oslo 2015（Young in Oslo 2015）调查，该调查在挪威奥斯陆几乎所有高中（30 所学校）的学生中进行。结果表明，积极参与以社会为导向的组织的人最有可能参与政治。然而，组织活动与政治参与之间的关系在具有移民背景的青年中往往更为强烈，甚至在那些活跃在社会导向性较低的组织中的青年中也很明显。最值得注意的是，结果表明，积极参与体育组织与移民青年的政治参与呈正相关。我们在非移民青年中没有发现这种影响。根据罗伯特·普特南 (Robert Putnam) 的社会资本理论框架，本文讨论了为什么具有移民背景的青年似乎从政治上来说从协会参与中获益更多。