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Abstract
The objectives of this study were, 1) to study of The Political Participation of Women in Muang Lamphun Municipality, Lamphun Province, 2) to compare the The Political Participation of Women in Muang Lamphun Municipality, Lamphun Province classified by personal factors, 3) to study the problems, obstacles and suggestions, the guidelines of The Political Participation of Women In Muang Lamphun Municipality, Lamphun Province, 4) to study the implementation of the Buddhist principles, Iddhipàda-Dhamma for applying to The Political Participation of Women in Muang Lamphun Municipality, Lamphun Province. The research implemented by the Mixed Methods Research, It was the Quantitative Research, Survey Research, the example used in this research was people who have been living in Muang Lamphun Municipality, with the age above 18 years and have been participating in the local politics of women in Muang Lamphun Municipality, Lamphun Province. The population of 17 communities was amount 17,315 people, the sampling used random methods, using the Sample Size Table of R.V.Krejcie & Morgan, analyzed the data by Frequency, Percentage, Average (Mean) and Standard Deviation, testing with T-test, using One Way Analysis of Variance (One Way ANOVA) and compare the differences of the average in pairs by means of the variance Least Significant Difference (LSD), and Qualitative Research with In-depth Interviews with the Key Informants and analyzed the data by Content Analysis Technique.
The research results showed that :
1) The Political Participation of Women in Muang Lamphun Municipality, Lamphun Province, the overall average was a high level at 4.13. When considered in each aspect, found that all aspects were at a high level. The average values were descending as follows : the aspect of participation to political opinions , the average equal to 4.38, the participation of activity, with political group, the average was equal to 4.32, the participation of the electoral vote, the average was equal to 4.03, the participation of political campaign, the average was equal to 3.99 and participated as members of political parties or election canvasser, the average was equal to 3.93
2) Comparison of The Political Participation of Women in Muang Lamphun Municipality, Lamphun Province classified by personal factors, including gender, age, marital status, education, occupation and income found that, the people of different in age, marital status have been political participating with the Muang Lamphun Municipality of differ significantly at .01. The people who differed in gender, education, occupation, income and sex, have been participating in local politics with Muang Lamphun Municipality , not different
3) The problems, obstacles, political participation of The Political Participation of Women in Muang Lamphun Municipality, Lamphun Province found that, the woman’s role in leadership was at the less, Lack of support from government agencies, information, following local political news, to publish the story rights in local political participation, there are also less, the joint activities with local political groups, social inequality, the women have no rights propose ideas of policy toward politicians and the political leadership, lack of support to have a role to recruit the elected local political party. The suggestions that the governmental agencies who concerned, should support women, have been involved in tracking the local political news, women should be encouraged to take part in the Election Committee, monitoring offenders electoral support, support women to have the role in public relations for public understanding of the right to the election, the right to vote and should encourage women as members of the local political parties, including recruiting a local politician.
4) The in-depth interviews with Key Informants about The Political Participation of Women in Muang Lamphun Municipality, Lamphun Province, summarized as follows. The aspect of the participation of local political opinion, should promote women as the cooperated adviser, public relation information, voting and elections in the community, to promote women as a good model for others in voting and out to vote regularly, public relations is to engage with local politics in various levels, for tracking the administration of local politicians. Women should be grouped in the community and contribute to the woman applicant, for a woman to have a female election candidates , having a local political role. Should promote the budget for women, for ready to participate in local political activities with their group. A public relations policy of the party, Introducing the candidate, encourages women to leave a comment offering policies that are beneficial to the public, local politicians and local administrator, including recruiting a local politician.
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