A Review of Political Participation between Youth and Elderly People in Zimbabwe
| Autor: | Obediah Dodo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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| Zdroj: | International Journal of Political Activism and Engagement. 6:1-14 |
| ISSN: | 2640-0375 2640-0367 |
| DOI: | 10.4018/ijpae.2019100101 |
| Popis: | The study sought to establish the differences in levels of involvement in politics between the youths and older people in Zimbabwe post-independence. It also expiilores influences to their engagement. The explorative qualitative study was conducted to bring out elaborate descriptive results. It was conducted through document and archival material analysis. Data was analysed using both latent and manifest content analyses, approaches ideal for qualitative investigations. The study was anchored on the theory of deliberative democracy with a focus on political participation of the youth in politics compared to older people. It was established in the study that indeed both youths and older people participate in politics albeit from different stand-points and for different objectives. The study also established that the differences in the two groups' participation in politics is influenced by among others; literacy, resourcefulness of individuals, desperation, poverty, fear, and patriarchal factors among others. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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