Kansalaisten kiinnittyminen poliittiseen järjestelmään

Authors

• Risto Sänkiaho

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine effects of the growing political alienation on the integration of people in the political system. An eight grades typology was created from the models of the framework on the basis of political interest, political trust and political efficacy. The internal structure of these groups and the level of political action were subjected to analyses. — Political alienation does not effect in the same direction in all groups. The voting activity was in many analyzed groups remarkably stronger within those alienated (measured with two dimensions) than within those integrated. Political activity, too, showed great differences between various groups, and therefore it would be most important as far as the capability of a political system to function is concerned, to integrate certain groups more tighty to the political process.