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A RESEARCH ON 2014 ELAZIG LOCAL ELECTIONS IN THE CONTEXT OF POLITICAL KNOWLEDGE AND POLITICAL BEHAVIOR

SİYASAL BİLGİ VE SİYASAL DAVRANIŞ BAĞLAMINDA 2014 ELAZIĞ YEREL SEÇİMLERİ ÜZERİNE BİR ARAŞTIRMA

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1014–1045
Publication Date
2018-09-29
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In addition, the result is that the traditional and new media are the most important means of obtaining information in the process of political information acquisition.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Political knowledge is a kind of information that voters have about the political system, political developments and elections.
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Key Findings & Data:Determining the level of political knowledge of the electorate on local elections and revealing the relationship between this level of knowledge and political behavior constitutes the subject of this study.
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Conclusion & Impact:In addition, the result is that the traditional and new media are the most important means of obtaining information in the process of political information acquisition.
🔬Design:Survey & Empirical Study
📍Scope:2014 Verileri
⚙️Variables:Siyasal Bilgi · Yerel Seçimler · Siyasal Davranış

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Political knowledge is a kind of information that voters have about the political system, political developments and elections. Political knowledge both influences voter behavior and influenced by voter behavior. For this reason, there is an inevitable relationship between political knowledge and political behavior. In democratic societies, the shaping of voters' preferences is possible with the political knowledge they possess throughout their lifetime, and especially in the electoral process. However, the political information that voters have is different from each other both qualitatively and quantitatively. Therefore the measurement of political knowledge has become one of the main research topics. Determining the level of political knowledge of the electorate on local elections and revealing the relationship between this level of knowledge and political behavior constitutes the subject of this study. In this study, it was aimed to determine the level of political knowledge about Elazıg elections, local elections, political candidates and campaign process in 2014 local elections and to determine socio-demographic variables affecting this level. Survey technique was applied for collecting in field research. According to the simple random sample, 1150 people were reached in the research. According to findings obtained from the research, it was determined that political information shows differences according to gender, age, education and income status variables. In addition, the result is that the traditional and new media are the most important means of obtaining information in the process of political information acquisition.

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Siyasal bilgi; seçmenlerin, siyasal sistem, siyasal gelişmeler ve seçimlere ilişkin sahip olduğu bir bilgi türüdür. Siyasal bilgi hem seçmen davranışını etkilemekte, hem de seçmen davranışlarından etkilenmektedir. Bu nedenle siyasal bilgi ile siyasal davranış arasında kaçınılmaz bir ilişki bulunmaktadır. Demokratik toplumlarda, seçmenlerin tercihlerinin şekillenmesi, yaşamları boyunca sahip oldukları ve özellikle de seçim sürecinde elde ettikleri siyasal bilgi ile mümkündür. Ancak seçmenlerin sahip olduğu siyasal bilgi, hem niteliksel hem de niceliksel olarak birbirinden farklılık göstermektedir. Bu nedenle siyasal bilginin ölçülmesi temel araştırma konularından biri haline gelmiştir. Yerel seçimlere ilişkin seçmenin siyasal bilgi düzeyinin belirlenmesi ve bu bilgi düzeyi ile siyasal davranış arasındaki ilişkinin ortaya konulması bu çalışmanın konusunu oluşturmaktadır. Bu çalışmada 2014 yerel seçimlerinde Elazığ seçmeninin, yerel seçimlere, siyasal adaylara ve kampanya sürecine ilişkin siyasal bilgi düzeyi ve bu düzeyi etkileyen sosyo-demografik değişkenlerin belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Çalışmada alan araştırması yöntemi uygulanmış, bu çerçevede veri toplama aracı olarak da anket tekniğine başvurulmuştur. Basit tesadüfi örneklem esasına göre uygulanan araştırmada 1150 kişilik bir örneklem grubuna ulaşılmıştır. Araştırmadan elde edilen bulgulara göre, siyasal bilginin cinsiyet, yaş, eğitim ve gelir durumu değişkenlerine göre anlamlı ilişki gösterdiği tespit edilmiştir. Ayrıca, geleneksel ve yeni medyanın siyasal bilgi edinme sürecinde en önemli bilgi edinme aracı olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.

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DOĞAN, A., GÖKER, G. (2018). A RESEARCH ON 2014 ELAZIG LOCAL ELECTIONS IN THE CONTEXT OF POLITICAL KNOWLEDGE AND POLITICAL BEHAVIOR. Gümüşhane Üniversitesi İletişim Fakültesi Elektronik Dergisi, Cilt: 6 - Sayı: 2, 1014–1045. https://ajindex.com/articles/228198

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