Political Activity of the Young Generation of Georgians in 2011–2019

• Authors: Małgorzata Skiert , Katarzyna Skiert-Andrzejuk

Title variants

RU

Политическая активность молодого поколения в Грузии в 2011–2019 гг.

Abstracts

RU

Целью статьи является изучение политической активности молодых в Грузии. По мнению авторов, негативное отношение молодежи к общественной и политической жизни может быть связано с политическими процессами, не учитывающими интересы более молодой части общества. Кроме того, молодое поколение в основном проявляет политическую активность в форме протестов. Для анализа этой научной цели мы использовали ряд исследовательских методов (проведены экспертные интервью онлайн с грузинскими исследователями из Тбилисского государственного университета Иване Джавахишвили и государственного университета Илии). Статья является частью серии статей, посвященных мнению молодого поколения в Грузии о демократии и демократизации. Исследование необходимо для анализа восприятия вышеуказанных концепций поколениями в Грузии.

EN

The paper aims to examine the political activity of young Georgians. The research statement of this paper is that the negative attitudes of young people toward social and political life can be attributed to political processes that do not take into account the interests of young people. In addition, the young generation is mostly politically active in the form of protests. To analyze this scientific objective, we have used several research methods based partly on secondary and primary sources, i.e., expert interviews were conducted online with Georgian researchers from Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University and Ilia State University. The paper is part of a series of papers on the opinions of the young generation of Georgians about democracy and democratization. The study is essential for analyzing the perception of the mentioned concepts among the generations in Georgia.

Keywords

EN

political activity; political behavior; Georgians; young Georgians; young generation; civil society

RU

политическая деятельность; политическое поведение; грузины; молодые грузины; молодое поколение; гражданское общество

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
• Journal: Studia Orientalne
• Year: 2021
• Issue: 2(20)
• Pages: 67-81

Dates

published

2021

Contributors

author

Małgorzata Skiert

• Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw

author

Katarzyna Skiert-Andrzejuk

• Collegium Civitas, Institute of Political Science and International Relations

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Identifiers

DOI

10.15804/so2021205

Biblioteka Nauki

1934128