The challenges of political socialization of the contemporary Japanese youth
https://doi.org/10.24411/0235-8182-2018-10003
Abstract
The main problems of political socialization of Japanese youth are studied in the paper. According to the author’s point of view, participation in the election process, youth movements, a growing interest in international issues are the principal trends and the main indicators of Japanese youth’s political activity and political socialization. Political socialization is the transmission of political culture to new generations of citizens in a given society and it includes such activities as voting, campaigns, attending, meetings participation, joining political party, current affairs, taking part in political discussions etc. Whether young people have ability quickly adapt to the changing circumstances of the world around them depends on the process of political socialization. The complexities that characterize the Japanese youth's political socialization process during the last decade and its outcomes have become especially evident now - young people exhibit a less developed sense of civic duty, and take the obligations of citizenship more lightly than older generations. One of the factors influencing young people’s tendency to be engaged in civic and political activities may be the fact that the traditional mobilizing institutions of politics in Japan are not especially interested in reaching out to young people. In the article the main problems of political socialization of Japanese youth are examined. Using the data from large-scale surveys of Pew Research Center and some data of Mainichi Shimbun surveys carried out in 2017, the author analyzes if young Japanese people are active participants of political process or play the role of unconcerned spectators. According to the author’s point of view, participation in election process, participation in youth movements, growing interest in international issues are the principal trends and the main indicators of Japanese youth’s political activity and political socialization of young people in contemporary Japanese society.
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