YOUTH ACTIVISM – ENGAGED CITIZENS DURING A PANDEMIC Cover Image

AKTYWNOŚĆ MŁODYCH POLAKÓW – ZAANGAŻOWANI OBYWATELE PODCZAS PANDEMII
YOUTH ACTIVISM – ENGAGED CITIZENS DURING A PANDEMIC

Author(s): Agnieszka Murawska
Subject(s): Civil Society, Social history, Health and medicine and law
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie
Keywords: young Poles; common good; sense of agency; social activism; COVID-19 pandemic; interest in public affairs; petitions; civil society;

Summary/Abstract: Civil society is recognised as a legitimising objective of the democratic system and its insufficient development as a social threat. The literature on the subject repeatedly discusses its condition in Poland. This article is part of this research current. The context for the work is to be the contemporary crisis situation that has faced the whole world in recent years - the Covid -19 pandemic. The publication aims to answer the research questions: How do young Polish citizens find themselves in the pandemic situation? How do they perceive concern for the common good? Are the slogans of solidarity and responsibility for fellow citizens still relevant? Are young citizens interested in public issues? The article aims to tackle the presented questions based on the author’s own research. as well as research conducted by CBOS and the Institute of Public Affairs.

  • Issue Year: 10/2023
  • Issue No: 15
  • Page Range: 64-70
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Polish