
handle: 2077/79163
In this bachelor’s thesis, the participation of young people in the democracy of Blekinge, Sweden, is examined. The purpose is to map and analyze the ways in which young people participate, as well as to investigate the relationship between participation in democracy and underlying factors such as school level, gender, socioeconomic area, domestic/foreign-born status, parents' level of education, and disability. To capture all dimensions of participation in democracy, a framework that includes civil participation (social involvement and civic engagement), political participation (formal political participation and activism), and non-participation (active and passive) is used. The study is based on a quantitative survey in which 628 responses have been collected from high schools in Blekinge. The main conclusions suggest that young people in Blekinge are involved to varying degrees in different dimensions of democracy, and that young people's participation in democracy primarily takes place in areas outside the formal political sphere. However, the differences identified between different groups of young people should be taken seriously and actively equalized to create a fair and sustainable democracy.
Sweden, Blekinge, democracy, democratic participation, youth participation, non-participation, political participation, civil participation
Sweden, Blekinge, democracy, democratic participation, youth participation, non-participation, political participation, civil participation
| selected citations These citations are derived from selected sources. This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | 0 | |
| popularity This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network. | Average | |
| influence This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | Average | |
| impulse This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network. | Average |
