The Interrelation of Perception of Social Capital and Patterns of Political Participation of the Younger and Middle Age Groups in Russia

Student: Zamaraeva Ekaterina

Supervisor: Egor Yureskul

Educational Programme: Political Science (Bachelor)

Final Grade: 8

Year of Graduation: 2019

Despite the fact that political science recognizes the importance of social capital for the development of society, and despite the fact that the influence of informal factors on people's political decisions is proven, the nature of the relationship between Russians’ perception of the level of social capital in the society and the formation of patterns of their political behavior remains unexplored. Using experimental research design and a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods, the author explores the given subject matter and comes to the conclusion that people's perception of the level of social capital in society affects their willingness for political participation.

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