Abstract While studies suggest that voluntary association involvement leads to more political participation in the U.S. and European countries, the relationship remains debatable in new democracies. Using the Current Social Integration Survey from 2015 to 2018 in South Korea, this study examines the relationship between voluntary association engagement and participation in political activities based on the social capital theory and explores whether the results vary by the types of voluntary associations and multiple memberships in the associations. The results suggest that memberships in voluntary associations are positively associated with voting and engagement in political activities. Additionally, only memberships in certain types of associations are related to voting and engagement in political activities.

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韩国的自愿协会参与和政治参与

摘要 虽然研究表明，自愿协会参与导致美国和欧洲国家更多的政治参与，但这种关系在新民主国家仍然存在争议。本研究利用韩国 2015 年至 2018 年的当前社会融合调查，基于社会资本理论检验了自愿结社参与与政治活动参与之间的关系，并探讨了结果是否因自愿结社类型和多种会员资格而异。协会。结果表明，志愿协会的成员资格与投票和参与政治活动呈正相关。此外，只有某些类型协会的成员资格与投票和参与政治活动有关。