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In political science, political apathy is a lack of interest or apathy towards politics. [1] This includes voter apathy, information apathy [2] and lack of interest in elections, political events, public meetings, and voting. [3] Voter apathy is a lack of interest among voters in the elections of representative democracies.
Apoliticism is apathy or antipathy towards all political affiliations. [1] A person may be described as apolitical if they are uninterested or uninvolved in politics. [2] Being apolitical can also refer to situations in which people take an unbiased position in regard to political matters. [3]
A protest vote (also called a blank, null, spoiled, or "none of the above" vote) [1] is a vote cast in an election to demonstrate dissatisfaction with the choice of candidates or the current political system. [2] Protest voting takes a variety of forms and reflects numerous voter motivations, including political apathy. [3]
Americans may be disillusioned by the state of politics today, but they care about the issues and are actively engaged in electoral outcomes. However, that doesn’t mean they’re actually ...
The dire state of politics on nearly every level notwithstanding, we are not powerless. Apathy and cynicism should be feared I love this nation and what it is supposed to be.
Google theorizes that individuals in this category suffer from political apathy, as they are interested in political life but believe that their individual effect would be negligible. [74] These individuals often participate politically on the local level, but shy away from national elections.
JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO @STARADVERTISER.COM Isabelle Enriques, 16, is the president and chairperson of the Hawaii chapter of High School Democrats of America and worries about voter apathy and lack ...
The idea gained attention with the publication of The Anti-Politics Machine by anthropologist James Ferguson in 1990. Ferguson developed a thesis that rural development projects funded by the World Bank and the Canadian International Development Agency in Lesotho increased bureaucratic state power in the country and depoliticised both the state and poverty, causing them to become non-political ...