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The master´s thesis deals with the topic of political participation of young people. It mainly focuses on young people who are politically involved in the South Bohemian Region. The thesis is divided into two parts. The theoretical part first introduces some of the selected definitions of political participation. I deal with possible forms of political participation: conventional and unconventional.The work also introduces the activities that young people, according to various researches, spend their free time. Subsequently, the relationship of young people, aged 18 to 35 years, to politics is described. Possible causes of young people's lack of interest in public events are also presented.In this part, attention is paid to active and passive voting. Subsequently, the theoretical part deals with selected determinants of political participation. The practical part presents the conclusions of the research of political participation of young people in the South Bohemian region. The aim of the research was to use interviews to find out what the experiences of young political candidates are. Discover, what motivates young people to take an interest in public affairs and what possible obstacles they have had to face. |
