Problem
Forced participation in politics
Nature:
Participation in politics may be enforced by public or social pressure to vote during elections or referenda, to join political clubs or youth movements, or to to work for a party or 'national' effort. Enforced participation is a feature of many dictatorships and single party systems to channel potentially dissident political energy away from subversive activities. Such participation may produce conformism and apathy, and possibly alienation. It serves to strengthen a dictatorship and is an inherently unstable political situation.
Broader Problems:
Compulsory indoctrinationForced participation in social processes Narrower Problems:
Compulsory votingInadequate use of referenda Related Problems:
Forced assimilation Aggravates:
Conformism Reduces:
Electoral apathy Strategies:
Forcing participation in politics Subject(s):
Government → PoliticsSocial Activity → Participation
Societal Problems → Maltreatment
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
D: Detailed problems Date of last update
03.06.2019 – 23:34 CEST