Abstract:

In every political regime, individuals have a place in the state and society as well as in politics. In particular, the reason for the existence of democratic regimes is that each individual can have a say in the administration of the country in which they live. In this context, democracies aim to push all individuals towards the political sphere. This creates willing or unintentional political participation. Political participation is a very critical concept for today's political science. Because political participation is the most fundamental element of the quality of today's democracy. The functioning of democracy in a country can be measured by the health of participation. As a matter of fact, quality rather than quantity is important. Because participation does not create a positive process with every sense. As a matter of fact, a country's internalization of democracy is directly proportional to the positive dimensions of political participation. In this study, firstly, the concept of political participation was discussed and then the type of political participation was tried to be determined and this study was evaluated with its positive and negative dimensions. It has also tried to provide information on how these situations is encountered in particular Turkey.

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