For two days we have been walking around in the huge metropolis Berlin and talking to voters and nonvoters. Many answers were very general and expectably, but we also met living stereotypes, freaks and surprises – one of these we would like to present to you more in detail. Continue reading…
By Santi, Claire and Bintou
They say that voting is a right and a duty in a democratic state. However, not all citizens go and vote in France, for example some young people do not vote… Who are they? Continue reading…
Interview von Michael Metzger mit Kristin Dethloff und Anna Siitam im politikorange-Themenmagazin zur Bundestagswahl 2009.
Interview: Die Stimme der Stimmlosen | Foto von Jonas Fischer
Kristin: Keine gemeinsame jedenfalls. In der gesellschaftlichen Wahrnehmung werden Nichtwähler dämonisiert. Angeblich sind sie politisch desinteressiert, ihnen ist alles egal, sie gefährden die Demokratie. Dabei sind Nichtwähler keineswegs alle gleich: Es gibt zahlreiche unterschiedliche Gründe, seine Stimme bei einer Wahl zu verweigern.
Enjoy some of the talks and interviews during our project seminar in Berlin in July 2009. What follows is the video account of Piotrek, Emre, Marta, Ewa and Mirek:
By Bintou, Claire and Santi
A few days ago, we met the Young Liberals in Berlin. Before telling you what the visit was about, let’s have a quick overview of our preparation. Continue reading…
There is not one simple, straightforward reason why people do or do not vote. There are many motives—personal, social, institutional—for particular patterns of participation. A widespread approach aiming for a better understanding of nonvoters is to categorise them by creating typologies.
Thomas Kleinhenz—in his book “Reasons for the decline of turnout”—offers one of the most detailed typologies of nonvoters, taking into account their socio-economic status, political interests, party identifications, values and participation behaviours.
By Joanna Socha
Had I ever thought about non-voters before? Probably not. Why? Because why in the world should I focus on people, who consider (or don’t) voting important? Does anybody really care about them? No way – I thought before. But now I know that before I didn’t know what I had been talking about. Continue reading…
As Prof. Dieter Roth from University Heidelberg said: equality, freedom and participation are the elements of democracy, with an emphasis on the last one. And participation is the biggest problem. Why? Continue reading…
A few weeks ago elections for the European Parliament (EP) took place – the turnout was the lowest ever. Therefore we joined a seminar about voting and nonvoting. We just wanted to find out why most young people did not vote and what the media do to encourage people to go and vote. Continue reading…
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