POLITICAL PARTICIPATION OF ETHNIC PEOPLE IN GENERAL ELECTION AT FANG DISTRICT, CHIANG MAI PROVINCE

Abstract

Objectives of this research article were: 1. To study the ethnic people's political participation. 2. To explore factors relating to the political participation of ethnic people and 3. To investigate the guidelines for applying Iddhipāda (the four paths of accomplishment) in the political participation of ethnic people in general election at Fang District, Chiang Mai Province. Use an integrated research method. The questions were collected from a sample of 259 people selected by random sampling. Key informants include those who participated in the general election. Six groups of people know and understand selection using questionnaires in quantitative research. Structured interviews in qualitative research are structured interviews. Descriptive statistics and inferential statistics were used, including frequency and percentage values. By using the Pearson correlation coefficient statistic. Use content analysis techniques.

Findings were found as follows: 1. The political participation of ethnic people in general elections was at a high level overall. 2. Factors supporting were: 1. political interest, 2. media influence, 3. tradition, 4. political party policy and Iddhipāda (the four paths of accomplishment) were correlated with ethnic people's political participation in the general election with a statistically significant value of 0.01 level, and 3. The guidelines for applying Iddhipāda in the political participation of ethnic people in general elections included the following: 1. Chanda, aspiration to increase willingness or contentment in researching; 2. Viriya, to increase effort in following up on election information, 3. Citta, thoughtfulness, to encourage the voters to be interested in the election, and 4. Vīmaṃsā, investigation, to create a process for assessing the qualities of each candidate and their political party.