DIGITAL POLITICAL PARTICIPATION AS A FORM OF YOUTH POLITICAL ACTIVITY

Abstract

One of the urgent problems of modern society is the expanding possibilities of forms of political participation and the lack of demand for their implementation among a certain part of the population. Digital forms of political participation have become widespread in Russia recently. The purpose of the work is to present the results of a sociological analysis of the demand by the young part of the population for new digital forms of political activity and attitudes towards them. As part of the author's sociological research, the following things are analyzed: interest in the political life of a country or region, formats for consuming political information, as well as such forms of political participation as remote electronic voting, electronic signing of petitions, and the phenomenon of slacktivism. The main advantages and disadvantages of the electronic voting method according to the assessment of young respondents are identified. Based on the results of the study, the author comes to the conclusion that the youth of Orel show a certain interest in the ongoing political events in the region and the country. Young users are prone to slacktivism, which is becoming widespread in this social environment. To spread and increase confidence in remote electronic voting, government agencies need to popularize the use of this system by informing about its positive capabilities and advantages compared to the traditional method of voting.