Youth participation in Democratic Politics: Impediments and prospects
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Democracy is the most preferred form of government in the contemporary world as it facilitates citizens' active political participation, which is considered its strength. The fundamental definition of democracy, "the rule of people," highlights that every citizen, irrespective of social, gender, or cultural differences, is both the ruler and the ruled simultaneously. One of the significant segments of the population of every democratic state is its youth. As youth is considered the country’s future, possessing a substantial segment of youth is ideal for a vibrant, dynamic, and developed country. Today youth is doing wonders in most fields like sports, entrepreneurship, information technology, administration, and so on, but remain underrepresented in politics in many world countries. Therefore, this paper analyses the place of youth at different forms of political participation in democracy as they represent the future of national and global politics. The paper aims to study the value of youth in the politics of democratic states and to estimate the hurdles in their political participation, such as individual obstacles, social and cultural concerns, problems of political institutions, and issues of civic education. To make a long-term difference, young people should have adequate representation in political institutions, processes, and decision making. The methodologies that this paper adopts are analytical and exploratory in assessing the place of youth in political participation and explicating the causes for their underrepresentation in politics. It provides a citizen's perspective to understanding politics and political participation in democracy. It assesses various forms of political participation and analyses youth participation in them. The basic argument of this paper is youth is indifferent and apathetic to politics. They are not involved in formal political participation, so they are absent in formal politics, political institutions, and decision-making. The need to make youth aware of their rights and duties and improve their representation in politics in a meaningful way is stressed in the discussion. The research questions for this paper are: What are youth's place and role in political participation? Are young people indifferent to politics? Why do young people not get opportunities to be involved in formal politics? What are the reasons for the underrepresentation of youth in politics? This study responds to these questions and provides some suggestions to improve the political participation of youth in democracy. This paper is structured in three sections. The first discusses ‘the meaning, role, and forms of political participation,’ and the second, with ‘youth and political participation’ to analyse the place of youth in politics and discuss reasons for improving the same. The paper’s third section deals with the obstacles youth face in political participation, followed by a conclusion that provides suggestions for strengthening youth participation in democracy.
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Democracy is the most preferred form of government in the contemporary world as it facilitates citizens' active political participation, which is considered its strength. The fundamental definition of democracy, "the rule of people," highlights that every citizen, irrespective of social, gender, or cultural differences, is both the ruler and the ruled simultaneously. One of the significant segments of the population of every democratic state is its youth. As youth is considered the country’s future, possessing a substantial segment of youth is ideal for a vibrant, dynamic, and developed country. Today youth is doing wonders in most fields like sports, entrepreneurship, information technology, administration, and so on, but remain underrepresented in politics in many world countries. Therefore, this paper analyses the place of youth at different forms of political participation in democracy as they represent the future of national and global politics. The paper aims to study the value of youth in the politics of democratic states and to estimate the hurdles in their political participation, such as individual obstacles, social and cultural concerns, problems of political institutions, and issues of civic education. To make a long-term difference, young people should have adequate representation in political institutions, processes, and decision making. The methodologies that this paper adopts are analytical and exploratory in assessing the place of youth in political participation and explicating the causes for their underrepresentation in politics. It provides a citizen's perspective to understanding politics and political participation in democracy. It assesses various forms of political participation and analyses youth participation in them. The basic argument of this paper is youth is indifferent and apathetic to politics. They are not involved in formal political participation, so they are absent in formal politics, political institutions, and decision-making. The need to make youth aware of their rights and duties and improve their representation in politics in a meaningful way is stressed in the discussion. The research questions for this paper are: What are youth's place and role in political participation? Are young people indifferent to politics? Why do young people not get opportunities to be involved in formal politics? What are the reasons for the underrepresentation of youth in politics? This study responds to these questions and provides some suggestions to improve the political participation of youth in democracy. This paper is structured in three sections. The first discusses ‘the meaning, role, and forms of political participation,’ and the second, with ‘youth and political participation’ to analyse the place of youth in politics and discuss reasons for improving the same. The paper’s third section deals with the obstacles youth face in political participation, followed by a conclusion that provides suggestions for strengthening youth participation in democracy.
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