Youth Political Participation in Russia: Influence of Voluntary Associations
Irina Gukova1, Dmitry Nechaev2, Ludmila Polovneva3, Alla Krivets4, Ekaterina Berdnik5, Dmitry Gukov6
1Irina Gukova, Belgorod National Research University, Pobeda str., 85, Belgorod, Belgorod region, Russia.
2Dmitry Nechaev, Belgorod National Research University, Pobeda str., 85, Belgorod, Belgorod region, Russia.
3Ludmila Polovneva, Belgorod National Research University, Pobeda str., 85, Belgorod, Belgorod region, Russia.:
4Alla Krivets, Belgorod National Research University, Pobeda str., 85, Belgorod, Belgorod region, Russia.
5Ekaterina Berdnik, Belgorod National Research University, Pobeda str., 85, Belgorod, Belgorod region, Russia.
Dmitry Gukov, Belgorod National Research University, Pobeda str., 85, Belgorod, Belgorod region, Russia.
Manuscript received on 01 July 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 15 July 2019 | Manuscript Published on 23 August 2019 | PP: 13-23 | Volume-8 Issue-9S3 July 2019 | Retrieval Number: I30040789S319/19©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijitee.I3004.0789S319
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Abstract: Studying the reasons for youth political participation, and how young people get involved in political activities is an important issue for both developed and developing countries. Research in this area started from general tendencies and then moved to specific country factors. The purpose of this research is to determine the relationship, in Russia, between participation in voluntary associations during education and political participation during adulthood. Previously, there was no research in this field for Russia. In the research non-parametric tests for K independent samples, descriptive statistics, logistical regression, and factor analysis were applied. The main data source is the Russia Longitudinal Monitoring Survey. The key result is that involvement in voluntary associations during education, especially in political ones, positively affects future youth political participation. Education and income also have positive effects. Russia is generally similar to other countries, including developed, developing, and post-soviet ones. In post-soviet countries, the key interdependencies are similar to Russia, but not so clearly expressed. In Russia, employed young people vote with less probability than unemployed ones, whereas in Belarus we see the opposite.
Keywords: Political Participation; Voluntary Association; Extracurricular Activities; Political Involvement; Youth; Voting; Political Opinion Expressing; Logistics Regression; Factor Analysis.
Scope of the Article: Social Sciences