Political Activity on the Internet among Young Adults: A Report from a Research Conducted in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Abstract

Political participation of young people is an important issue related to the consideration of the direction of development of modern society as well as the quality of democracy. The formation of political culture and civil society depends on the political and social activity of representatives of younger generations, who more and more often use new communication and information technologies for political participation. The purpose of the empirical research was to indicate the level of political activity on the Internet in a group of young adults living in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship. The research hypothesis was that young adults are characterized by a low level of political activity on the Internet. The author conducted survey research on a group of 608 people aged 18 to 34 years old living in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian region. Analysis of the survey results confirmed that young adults are characterized by low levels of political activity on the Internet.