Organizing Civil Society: Case Study of the Formation of Democratic Volunteers to Increasing Voter Participation in Gowa Regency

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10.2991/978-2-38476-236-1_69How to use a DOI?

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Civil Society Organizations; Public Participation; General Elections

Abstract

Organizing civil society is one of the steps to increase public participation in political and governmental activities because its presence directly expresses the ‘interests and values of the community in which it operates. This study aims to provide an overview of the factors that influence the performance of “democratic volunteers” as civil society organizations whose role is to increase public participation in general elections. This study uses a qualitative method with the type of case study research in the 2019 Gowa district general election. The collection of data encompassed both primary and secondary sources. This study’s primary data collection ‘method involved conducting interviews with selected informants/participants. The researcher created semi-structured questions to guide the interviews, intending to elicit the informants’ perspectives and insights on specific themes highlighted in the study. The results show that four things influence its activities, namely the independence aspect in the recruitment process, proportional distribution of resources from the Gowa district general election commission, patterns and communication methods used in its implementation, and geographical factors in the area of operation.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - A. Hasyim Asyari Amir Husni
AU  - A. M. Rusli
AU  - Suhardiman Syamsu
AU  - Zarni Adia Purna
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/04/29
TI  - Organizing Civil Society: Case Study of the Formation of Democratic Volunteers to Increasing Voter Participation in Gowa Regency
BT  - Proceedings of the World Conference on Governance and Social Sciences (WCGSS 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 658
EP  - 666
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-236-1_69
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-236-1_69
ID  - Husni2024
ER  -