UP2YOUTH – Survey #2
pridal Martin Botťánek- Pridané:Jún 22, 2006
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Survey n°2
Working Group: SLOVAKIA
Your Name: MACHACEK LADISLAV
Title of the study: EUYOUPART Political Participation of Young People in Europe The Slovak National Report on Qualitative Work in EUYOUPART (WP6)
Authors (who are they): Ladislav Macháèek (Slovakia)
Relevance for Working Group:
It is hard to say anything precise about the relations of present-day young people to politics without letting them voice their own views.
Research Question(s):
Identity : In Slovakia young people refer to their home town, region and their friends as their primary sources of identity. These are followed by school mates, colleagues at university and fellow members in organisations. Especially the young women talked about their family status.
Politics and democracy: Those young people in Slovakia who are not politically active usually have strong negative views of politics.
Political participation: Young people see their own political participation and its outcomes in terms of satisfying the needs of – in particular – the youth groups they work with in their free time. Activities included work with local councils, social activities and charity work.
Methodology (Survey, secondary analysis, qualitative data, no. Of respondents etc.):
Qualitative data:
A. Focus Groups in Slovakia – with non-active young people 5 groups with 31 persons
Groups 1-5: Age 18-25 years for all groups (female, males, high and low level of education)
B. In-depth Interviews ("biographies of participation") 4 persons in Slovakia
The purpose was to talk to a variety of active young people who perhaps represent several types of activists. ( person active in conventional party politics, person active in unconventional ('new') politics, person active on school's council, person active in community group, participant with a unique perspective on particular aspects of the country's political culture- interview with Roma activist in Slovakia)
Status (running, date for completion): 1..01.2004 – 1.04.2004
Results:
Interviews with selected groups of young people in Slovakia at the beginning of 2004 on the themes of politics and political participation indicate their preparedness to freely express their opinions about a wide range of questions and problems of public life. At the same time they showed how originally high and obligatory, but simultaneously passive, participation in the legitimism of the communist party has changed. Nonparticipation in presidential elections or referendums is perceived as an indicator of high political culture. The political culture of the current youth generation as a whole is significantly different from generations socialized under socialist political regimes. At the same time, traditional norms and values are still present in the political culture of youth. The pluralism of the current political system and the deepening of social differentiation of originally homogeneous social structures have had an impact on the political culture of young people. Our qualitative analysis of four focus groups has enabled us to define two types of young people with different views on politics and political participation. The first group is comprised of young people (mostly young girls and women) with lower education (24-25 years old), who have little kids and solve the everyday social problems of their families. Many of them (young males) cannot find a job or longterm work. They get information about politics from TV mostly. They compare politics to a drama play on a TV screen. They spend similar amount of time while watching sporting events, pop concerts, quiz shows, etc. Politicians as actors on these shows are often discussed among their parents, relatives, or friends. Their vocabulary is rich on pejorative (dirty thing, liars) and cynical expressions. The second group comprises young people with higher education or students, most of them still single, who understand the ideas of politics, its professional dimensions, they distinguish between party politics and civic politics, they use political science terms. Many of them participate in public life and activities of non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
Publications (type of publication, language):
Macháček L Záverečná správa z výskumu EUYOUPART CERYS FF UCM ,Trnava 2004, 60 s.(Slovak lanquage)
Kari Paakkunainen,James Sloam,Reingard Spannring:"Comparative report on qualitative research findings",august 2004,103 pages (English lanquage)
Access to raw data for secondary analysis (yes/no?):
Yes.
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