Ilišin, Vlasta and Gvozdanović, Anja and Potočnik, Dunja (2018) Contradictory tendencies in the political culture of Croatian youth: unexpected anomalies or an expected answer to the social crisis? Journal of youth studies, 21 (1). pp. 51-71. ISSN 1367-6261 (Print), 1469-9680 (Online)
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IN ENGLISH: A successful democratic consolidation of post-socialist societies depends, among other things, on their citizens’ political culture, younger generations included. Moreover, youth civic engagement today and in the future is a guarantee of the continuity and development of democracy, which means that scientists need to gain insight into young people’s political culture. In this paper we look at political values, institutional trust and participation as relevant components of the civic political culture. The analysis is based on quantitative data collected in the empirical studies of Croatian youth, carried out between 1999 and 2013. Based on longitudinal study results, a downward trend is identified regarding selected political culture indicators: acceptance of liberal-democratic values, trust in social and political institutions, interest in politics and party preference. However, there is a simultaneous increase in participation in various types of organizations, especially political parties. The interpretation of established tendencies is placed in a broader context of an inherited democratic deficit, economic recession and social crisis. Current trends are both indicators and consequences of young people’s inadequate political socialization as well as weaknesses of political institutions and various actors during the transition and consolidation period. --------------- IN CROATIAN: Uspješnost demokratske konsolidacije postsocijalističkih društava, između ostalog, ovisi i o političkoj kulturi građana, uključujući mladu generaciju. Štoviše, društveni angažman mladih danas i u budućnosti jedan je od jamaca opstojnosti i razvoja demokratskog poretka zbog čega je nužan znanstveni uvid u njihovu političku kulturu i promjene koje se zbivaju na tom planu. U ovom radu se kao relevantne dimenzije građanske političke kulture koriste političke vrijednosti, institucionalno povjerenje i participacija. Analiza se zasniva na podacima prikupljenim u empirijskim istraživanjima mladih u Hrvatskoj provođenim od 1999. do 2013. godine. Na osnovi rezultata longitudinalnog praćenja odabranih pokazatelja političke kulture identificiran je silazni trend u pogledu prihvaćanja liberalno-demokratskih vrijednosti, povjerenja u društvene i političke institucije, zainteresiranosti za politiku i stranačkog opredjeljenja uz istodobni uzlazni trend participacije u različitim organizacijama, osobito u političkim strankama. Tumačenje ustanovljenih tendencija smješta se u širi kontekst naslijeđenih demokratskih deficita te utjecaja gospodarske recesije i društvene krize. Pri tome se aktualni trendovi promatraju i kao indikator i kao posljedica neadekvatne političke socijalizacije mladih te slabosti u funkcioniranju političkih institucija i aktera u tranzicijskom i konsolidacijskom razdoblju.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | Language: English. - Title in Croatian: Proturječne tendencije u političkoj kulturi hrvatske omladine: neočekivane anomalije ili očekivani odgovor na društvenu krizu?. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | The youth, political culture, democratic deficit, social crisis, Croatia (mladi, politička kultura, demokratski deficit, društvena kriza, Hrvatska) |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HM Sociology |
| Depositing User: | Karolina |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Jul 2017 10:52 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Jan 2018 12:44 |
| URI: | http://idiprints.knjiznica.idi.hr/id/eprint/773 |
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