Methodological Analysis of Political Participation Indicator Evaluation Tools

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  • Astghik PETROSYAN Institute of Philosophy, Sociology and Law of National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24234/wisdom.v7i2.159

Keywords:

political participation, political behavior, types of political participation, political institutions, political participation evaluation chart

Abstract

The article analyzes issues of political participation. The article discusses main stages and features of formation of the concept of political participation in sociology and political science. Definition of political participation is offered based on the analysis of the interpretations available in professional literature. Political participation is involvement of citizens (in the broader sense including public subjects like organizations, groups, etc.) in political processes, decision making ceremonies, as well as citizen influence on the formation of political systems and institutions, their operation, drafting political decision. Several classifications of political engagement are observed: conventional and unconventional; orthodox and unorthodox, offensive; latent and evident; individual and collective; direct and indirect; acceptable active, acceptable passive, unacceptable active and unacceptable passive, and so on.

Based on logical operationalization, the toolkit for political participation types and index assessment is analyzed. Proposal is made to implement a more comprehensive and sensitive chart. Some attractive results gained after employing a survey in the RA are presented.

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Author Biography

Astghik PETROSYAN, Institute of Philosophy, Sociology and Law of National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia

PhD Applicant at the Institute of Philosophy, Sociology and Law of National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia

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2016-12-09

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PETROSYAN, A. (2016). Methodological Analysis of Political Participation Indicator Evaluation Tools. WISDOM, 7(2), 205–210. https://doi.org/10.24234/wisdom.v7i2.159

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