Political Participation, Voting Behavior and Leadership: An Assessment on Voting and Leadership Studies

Bahri Mert Demir; Eylem Özdemir

Article Details

Political Participation, Voting Behavior and Leadership: An Assessment on Voting and Leadership Studies

Authors:

Bahri Mert Demir | Eylem Özdemir

Publisher:

İstanbul Gelisim University

Main Topics:

Politik Ekoloji | Liderlik

Journal:

İstanbul Gelişim Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi Vol.11 Issue 2, pp.493-506

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

10/2024

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001330933

pISSN:

2148-4287

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Abstract:

 This study examines how the relationship between political participation and leadership has been analysed by putting under scrutiny the international and national scholarship. The study, which shows that the effect of political leadership on voting behaviour is not sufficiently discussed in the scholarship, puts forward that the studies on political participation should be, both theoretically and empirically, more focused on leadership. The paper distinctively analyses the studies on political participation and leadership and displays that the theories of leadership have made certain analyses of present times by referring to the sources in the field of political sociology such as Weber. It is also demonstrated that political participation theories seem to make conceptualisations that exclude the effect of leadership. The study further shows that there is, from an empirical point view, a limited number of studies which analyse the impact of party leadership on voter behaviour. By putting under scrutiny the scholarship of political science via examining the international and national studies, the study not only demonstrates that there is a significant gap in the scholarship in terms of the studies on leadership but also the problems occurring in the analyses because of the borrowed concepts from the theories of leadership in other fields. The study also shows the scholarship of leadership is lacking both in terms of voting behaviour and political science. Last but not least, the study emphasises that the scholarship should focus more on the importance of the impact of political leadership on voter behaviour.

 This study examines how the relationship between political participation and leadership has been analysed by putting under scrutiny the international and national scholarship. The study, which shows that the effect of political leadership on voting behaviour is not sufficiently discussed in the scholarship, puts forward that the studies on political participation should be, both theoretically and empirically, more focused on leadership. The paper distinctively analyses the studies on political participation and leadership and displays that the theories of leadership have made certain analyses of present times by referring to the sources in the field of political sociology such as Weber. It is also demonstrated that political participation theories seem to make conceptualisations that exclude the effect of leadership. The study further shows that there is, from an empirical point view, a limited number of studies which analyse the impact of party leadership on voter behaviour. By putting under scrutiny the scholarship of political science via examining the international and national studies, the study not only demonstrates that there is a significant gap in the scholarship in terms of the studies on leadership but also the problems occurring in the analyses because of the borrowed concepts from the theories of leadership in other fields. The study also shows the scholarship of leadership is lacking both in terms of voting behaviour and political science. Last but not least, the study emphasises that the scholarship should focus more on the importance of the impact of political leadership on voter behaviour.

 This study examines how the relationship between political participation and leadership has been analysed by putting under scrutiny the international and national scholarship. The study, which shows that the effect of political leadership on voting behaviour is not sufficiently discussed in the scholarship, puts forward that the studies on political participation should be, both theoretically and empirically, more focused on leadership. The paper distinctively analyses the studies on political participation and leadership and displays that the theories of leadership have made certain analyses of present times by referring to the sources in the field of political sociology such as Weber. It is also demonstrated that political participation theories seem to make conceptualisations that exclude the effect of leadership. The study further shows that there is, from an empirical point view, a limited number of studies which analyse the impact of party leadership on voter behaviour. By putting under scrutiny the scholarship of political science via examining the international and national studies, the study not only demonstrates that there is a significant gap in the scholarship in terms of the studies on leadership but also the problems occurring in the analyses because of the borrowed concepts from the theories of leadership in other fields. The study also shows the scholarship of leadership is lacking both in terms of voting behaviour and political science. Last but not least, the study emphasises that the scholarship should focus more on the importance of the impact of political leadership on voter behaviour.

 Bu çalışmada siyasal katılım ve liderlik arasındaki ilişkinin nasıl incelendiği üzerine uluslararası ve ulusal literatür taranarak bir değerlendirme yapılmıştır. Siyasal katılımın en önemli araçlarından biri olan oy verme davranışında siyasal liderlik etkisinin literatürde doğrudan konu edilmediğinin tespit edildiği bu çalışmada, siyasal katılım çalışmalarında siyasal liderlik üzerine hem kuramsal hem ampirik olarak daha çok yer vermesi gerektiği ileri sürülmüştür. Siyasal katılım ve liderlik çalışmaları ayrı ayrı değerlendirilmiş ve liderlik kuramlarının siyaset sosyolojisi alanındaki Weber gibi bazı kaynaklara başvurarak bugüne uyarlamalar yaptıkları gözlenmiştir. Siyasal katılım kuramlarının ise liderlik etkisini dışarıda bırakan kavramsallaştırmalar yaptığı görülmektedir. Ampirik açıdan da seçmen davranışı üzerinde parti liderliğinin etkisi bağlamında sınırlı sayıda araştırma olduğu anlaşılmaktadır. Dünyadaki ve Türkiyedeki çalışmalar taranarak siyaset bilimi bağlamında uluslararası literatürdeki liderlik çalışmalarının eksikliği ve diğer alanlardan devşirilen liderlik teorilerinin analizlerde yarattığı problemler ile ulusal literatürde hem oy verme davranışı hem de siyaset bilimi bağlamında liderlik literatürüne yönelik eksiklikler tespit edilmiş ve seçmen davranışı üzerinde siyasal liderlik etkisini araştırmanın önemi vurgulanmıştır.

Article Details

Political Participation, Voting Behavior and Leadership: An Assessment on Voting and Leadership Studies

Authors:

Bahri Mert Demir | Eylem Özdemir

Publisher:

İstanbul Gelisim University

Main Topics:

Politik Ekoloji | Liderlik

Journal:

İstanbul Gelişim Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi Vol.11 Issue 2, pp.493-506

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

10/2024

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001330933

pISSN:

2148-4287

Politics

Political Participation

Voting

Voting Behavior

LeadershipSiyaset

Siyasal Katılma

Oy Verme

Oy Verme Davranışı

Liderlik

Issues

Article Details

Authors: Bahri Mert Demir | Eylem Özdemir

Publisher: İstanbul Gelisim University

Main Topics: Politik Ekoloji | Liderlik

Journal: İstanbul Gelişim Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi Vol.11 Issue 2, pp.493-506

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 10/2024

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2001330933

pISSN: 2148-4287

Issues

Authors:

Bahri Mert Demir | Eylem Özdemir

Publisher:

İstanbul Gelisim University

Main Topics:

Politik Ekoloji | Liderlik

Journal:

İstanbul Gelişim Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi Vol.11 Issue 2, pp.493-506

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

10/2024

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001330933

pISSN:

2148-4287