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Political Integration through Ethnic or Nonethnic Voluntary Associations?

¹ Institute for Future Studies
² Uppsala University

^* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: Per.adman{at}statsvet.uu.se.

	Abstract

This article challenges previous findings suggesting that ethnic associations promote political participation among immigrants. Analyzing recent survey data from Sweden, the authors find that political activity among immigrants is encouraged by associational involvement in general but not by associations based on ethnic origin. To explain this difference, the authors examine important causal mechanisms between associational involvement and political participation. They conclude that while ethnic associations induce the development of civic skills, they do not create enough opportunities for mobilization through networks of political recruitment. Hence, compared to associations in which both mechanisms operate, ethnic associations tend to provide less politically stimulating environments.

First published on July 20, 2009
Political Research Quarterly 2009, doi:10.1177/1065912909341539


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