Motives of Youth to Get Involved in Youth Organizations of Political Parties (2020 Parliamentary Elections in Georgia)

Abstract

The motivations of young people to get involved in youth organizations of political parties vary. One of the main objectives of the present study was to identify the motives of young people who are actively involved in political parties during the 2020 parliamentary elections in Georgia. People do a certain job for different motives. In interviews with the respondents we selected, the main motives for which young people join the youth organizations of political parties were elaborated.

The 2020 parliamentary elections were characterised by the diversity of motives for young people to join the youth organizations of political parties. The analysis of the in-depth interviews showed us that part of the young people are interested in party activism because they want change in the country. Some are attracted by ideological proximity to a particular party, while others are driven by pragmatic motives and think more about personal benefits, or a friend or acquaintance sometimes proves to be a motivator for participation in political party youth organizations.

Based on the empirical data of the study, the main motivation of young people to get involved in the youth organizations of political parties is the desire to change the current processes in the country.