Features of youth participation in the electoral process
https://doi.org/10.31660/1993-1824-2024-4-46-62
Abstract
This study is based on the concept of youth policy, which plays a crucial role in integrating young people into electoral procedures. These procedures, in turn, ensure the legitimacy of governing institutions and contribute to the establishment of constructive interactions among subjects of socio-political relations. The methodological approach used in this research defines the aim of the publication. The aims is to establish the specifics of electoral activities and the electoral engagement of youth in the electoral processes of the Russian Federation. Study results are summarized based on statistical data, the authors' sociological studies, and the analysis of previously conducted mass surveys at both the federal and regional levels. During our study, we received materials that help to systematize the main parameters and characteristics of modern Russian youth's involvement in active electoral processes. It determines the significance and practical value of the research. As a result of the interpretation of the results we established that modern young people do not always fully utilize their opportunities to vote or run for office in public administration. Further analysis identified factors contributing to this passivity, which can be categorized into external and internal factors. The external factors relate to short-comings of state regulation, unwillingness of Russian business to support political youth movements and leader-ship. The internal factors relate to the characteristics of the subjective-objective nature of the youth themselves, who have lost meaningful, moral guidelines and values, become less resilient, and, as a result, less confident about their futures. All this makes it challenging for them to define long-term life priorities and goals. The results contribute to the adjustments in the domestic youth policy aimed at eliminating undesirable factors that hinder the realization of electoral activity and full political engagement among the younger generation of the Russian Federation.
About the Authors
G. I. Gerasimova
Industrial University of Tyumen
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Galina I. Gerasimova, Doctor of Sociology, Professor of the Department of Marketing and Municipal Management
Tyumen
S. A. Kryukova
Industrial University of Tyumen
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Svetlana A. Kryukova, Postgraduate
Tyumen
O. V. Shvetsova
Industrial University of Tyumen
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Olga V. Shvetsova, Postgraduate
Tyumen
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Gerasimova G.I., Kryukova S.A., Shvetsova O.V. Features of youth participation in the electoral process. Proceedings from higher educational institutions. Sociology. Economics. Politics. 2024;17(4):46-62. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31660/1993-1824-2024-4-46-62
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