WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A FEMALE CITIZEN IN POLAND? A QUANTITATIVE STUDY OF THE CIVIL ACTIVITY OF WOMEN IN THE PROVINCE OF SILESIA Cover Image

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A FEMALE CITIZEN IN POLAND? A QUANTITATIVE STUDY OF THE CIVIL ACTIVITY OF WOMEN IN THE PROVINCE OF SILESIA
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A FEMALE CITIZEN IN POLAND? A QUANTITATIVE STUDY OF THE CIVIL ACTIVITY OF WOMEN IN THE PROVINCE OF SILESIA

Author(s): Justyna Tomczyk
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Scoala Nationala de Studii Politice si Administrative (SNSPA)
Keywords: Civil activity; Women; Political Participation; Democracy;Voting;

Summary/Abstract: The current article is a report on the quantitative research of civil activity of women in the Province of Silesia (N = 200). The research technique used here is CATI (Computer Assisted Telephone Interview). The starting point of the proposal is the conceptualization of the term active citizenship and subsequently the identification of specific indicators that will be taken to represent the phenomenon explored (such as political participation, interest in government, law enforcement, altruism and volunteering, trust in people and institutions, and the use of the privileges of direct democracy). The article shows the importance of this project for development of civil society in Poland and the possibility of change that can be achieved in this way.The current article is a report on the quantitative research of civil activity of women in the Province of Silesia (N = 200). The research technique used here is CATI (Computer Assisted Telephone Interview). The starting point of the proposal is the conceptualization of the term active citizenship and subsequently the identification of specific indicators that will be taken to represent the phenomenon explored (such as political participation, interest in government, law enforcement, altruism and volunteering, trust in people and institutions, and the use of the privileges of direct democracy). The article shows the importance of this project for development of civil society in Poland and the possibility of change that can be achieved in this way.

  • Issue Year: 11/2016
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 57-72
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: English