Abstract
AbstractYouth in politics can be a creative force, a dynamic source of innovation which in turn brings positive changes in political systems. But today’s youth is neither deeply apathetic nor unconventionally engaged in mainstream politics due to its complex nature. This decreasing level of youth participation in politics not only endangers the quality of leadership but also jeopardizes the democracy of tomorrow. By using qualitative and quantitative data this study explored the trend of youth engagement and their disconnection with the current political systems. This study aimed to observe how the youth is unbundling the traditional concept of state power and identify the reasons for their non-engagement in politics which eventually challenges the political system of Bangladesh.
Highlights
The engagement of youth in politics can be a creative force, a dynamic source of innovation which can contribute to catalyze important changes in political systems
The quality of democracy and the low political participation of youth are continuously being questioned in this country
REASEARCH METODS This research aims to explore the trend of youth engagement and their disconnection with the current political trends by using the five factors developed by the writings of James Sloam (2007)
Summary
The engagement of youth in politics can be a creative force, a dynamic source of innovation which can contribute to catalyze important changes in political systems. Current trends demonstrate that political involvement and participation of younger generations is declining in comparison to older citizens. This decreasing level of youth participation in politics endangers the democratic representativeness (quality of leadership) of today, and jeopardizes the democracy of tomorrow. In South Asia in Bangladesh after 11 years of autocratic ruling, democracy had been established in 1990 as a result of a mass upsurge with a core demand for participation. Bangladesh is suffering a dysfunctional two-party system best put as the “Battling Begums” followed by an infantile democracy3 This crisis of quality leadership, violence, rent-seeking, corruption, crime in national politics discourages young meritorious students to participate actively. After 2001 no major party has secured absolute majority and as a solution they have allied with other small parties for a coalition government The situation became worse when BNP allied with an extremist Islamic party for the thrust of power
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