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«IZVESTIYA IRKUTSKOGO GOSUDARSTVENNOGO UNIVERSITETA». SERIYA «POLITOLOGIYA. RELIGIOVEDENIE»
«THE BULLETIN OF IRKUTSK STATE UNIVERSITY». SERIES «POLITICAL SCIENCE AND RELIGION STUDIES»
ISSN 2073-3380 (Print)

List of issues > Series «Political Science and Religion Studies». 2025. Vol 54

Features of Political Socialization of Russian University Students as a Socio-Demographic Group

Author(s)

A. V. Sokolov, P. A. Babajanyan1

1 Yaroslavl State University named after P. G. Demidov, Yaroslavl, Russian Federation

Abstract
The article examines the political socialization of Russian university students as a specific group. The relevance of the research is due to the profound transformations taking place in the student environment under the influence of digitalization, changes in the higher education system and global socio-cultural trends. Based on a comprehensive theoretical and methodological analysis and empirical data (student essays and expert interviews), the key characteristics of modern student youth have been identified: changing models of civic and political activism. Special attention is paid to the phenomenon of "adult students", the hybridization of forms of political participation and the instrumentalization of citizenship in conditions of uncertainty of long-term prospects. The results of the work indicate that modern students are inclined to selective and pragmatic participation/nonparticipation in socio-political life, preferring digital and local forms of activity, which requires rethinking traditional approaches to the political socialization of young people in Russian universities.
About the Authors

Sokolov Alexander Vladimirovich, Doctor of Sciences (Political Science), Head, Department of Socio-Political Theories P. G. Demidov Yaroslavl State University 14, Sovetskaya st., Yaroslavl, 150003, Russian Federation e-mail: alex8119@mail.ru

Babajanyan Papik Arturovich, Postgraduate, Department of Socio-Political Theories P. G. Demidov Yaroslavl State University 14, Sovetskaya st., Yaroslavl, 150003, Russian Federation e-mail: babajanyanpapik@yandex.ru  

For citation
Sokolov A.V., Babajanyan P.A. Features of Political Socialization of Russian University Students as a SocioDemographic Group. The Bulletin of Irkutsk State University. Series Political Science and Religion Studies, 2025, vol. 54, pp. 22-34. https://doi.org/10.26516/2073-3380.2025.54.22 (in Russian)
Keywords
political socialization, university students of the Russian Federation, political communication, electoral non-participation, digitalization.
UDC
323.2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.26516/2073-3380.2025.54.22
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