Joining Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) and Leaving Parti Islam seMalaysia (PAS): The Case Study of Amanah Party Activists in Terengganu
Party activists are assets to the political party. Their contributions to the party in terms of time, money and energy are undeniable. They are the strongest supporters of the parties and candidates during elections, very loyal and dedicated to the party and research shows that the more active me...
保存先:
| 主要な著者: | , |
|---|---|
| その他の著者: | |
| フォーマット: | Book Section |
| 言語: | English |
| 出版事項: |
School of Social Sciences, USM
2017
|
| 主題: | |
| オンライン･アクセス: | http://eprints.usm.my/39205/1/ART_9.pdf http://eprints.usm.my/39205/ |
| タグ: |
タグ追加
タグなし, このレコードへの初めてのタグを付けませんか!
|
| 要約: | Party activists are assets to the political party. Their contributions to the party in terms of time,
money and energy are undeniable. They are the strongest supporters of the parties and
candidates during elections, very loyal and dedicated to the party and research shows that the
more active members a party has in a constituency, the more votes it will win there. This paper
explores the factors that drive individuals to become political party activists of a newly established
party, Parti Amanah Negara – Amanah (National Trust Party). Then it is followed by a discussion
on why do they leave the party (Parti Islam seMalaysia – PAS) they once became very active.
The discussions are mainly guided by the General Incentive theory that suggests seven
incentives that motivate individuals to become party activists. The last part briefly analyses the
future and prospects of Parti Amanah Negara in the next 14th General Election, specifically in
Terengganu, the PAS stronghold state. The respondents reveal that ideological differences
between them and the former party are too great and they are more skeptical about the value of
political engagement through PAS. This study also opposes the existing literature that the
tendency for ideologically-extreme activists to leave the party is lower compared to the moderate
activists since all the respondents were former active PAS activists in Terengganu and had been
with party for years. |
|---|