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100			_aWebb,P, Bale, T, and Poletti, M. _920480
245			_aSocial networkers and careerists: Explaining high-intensity activism among British party members
260			_aInternational Political Science Review
300			_a41(2), Mar, 2020: p.255-270
520			_aDrawing on survey data on the members of six British parties gathered in the immediate aftermath of the general election of 2015, this article asks what motivates members to engage in high-intensity election campaign activism. It argues that two factors are especially prominent: the aspiration to pursue a career in politics (which only accounts for a small minority of these activists) and becoming integrated into a local social network (which accounts for a much larger proportion). By contrast, members who lack either of these characteristics, but are mainly motivated to join by ideological impulses, largely restrict themselves to low-intensity activity. These findings are likely to be especially pertinent to countries with single-member district electoral systems.- Reproduced
650			_aPolitical party members, Election campaigns, Political activism, Political participation, Incentives theory _918956
773			_aInternational Political Science Review
906			_aPOLITICAL ACTIVISM
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