The Effects Of Partisanship And Deprivation On Performance Evaluation And The Perception Of Garrison Principles In Kingston, Jamaica
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2014
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International Studies Program
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Master of Arts
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Abstract
The current study examines the relationship between two independent variables and three dependent variables. The independent variables are partisanship and deprivation, where deprivation is defined by income, unemployment, residence in a garrison, and level of education. The dependent variables are prime minister performance evaluation, political party performance evaluation and perception of garrison principles in Kingston, Jamaica. Deprivation theory in conjunction with the Multidimensional Conceptualization of Party Identification is utilized as the theoretical frameworks for examining the independent and dependent variables in this study. Moreover, the literature review describes the scholarly research surrounding the variables examined. A correlation research design is used, which utilize a survey instrument to gather data from a random sample of adult residents residing in Kingston, Jamaica. Correlation analysis of the data indicates partial support for Hypothesis one. Specifically, a significant relationship was found between party affiliation and the performance evaluation of the Prime Minister as well as the political party in the areas of economy, crime, and employment. No significant relationship was found in the performance evaluation of the Prime Minister in the areas of health and no significant relationship was found in the performance evaluation of the Jamaica Labor Party in the areas of education. Moreover, the analysis indicates no significant relationship between party affiliation and support for garrison principals to utilize political strategies such as violence, intimidation and preferential treatments to party supporters. Further analysis of the party lean variable revealed a strong correlation between party lean and respondents support for homogeneous voting communities. Multiple regression analysis of the data for Hypothesis two indicates that there were no significant predictive relationships between deprivation and the performance evaluation of the Prime Minister, the political party or support for garrison principles, respectively. The findings suggest that residents in the Kingston area of Jamaica are not inclined to evaluate the ruling party or the Prime Minister based on their respective state of deprivation.