مشاركت سياسي در آمريكا آمار و آمال

Political Participation in the US: statistics and aspirations

Political participation in different socities manifests itself in a variety of ways and means. One of the most visible manifestations of political participation is considered to be voting by eligible voters of each society. Political participation in election arenas by peoples of varying societies may offer different insights into politics, history, social organization and ideas and ideals of the political regimes in question, and their citizens. During the last 40 years. political participation by American people in electoral process has sharply declined. This decline may be viewed through the two prisims of historical - structural and changing goals and ideals and aspirations. In this article, first. statistics regarding declining political participation of American people in electoral arenas in the last 40 years (1960-2000) will be presented and then henceforth analyzed by applying a historical and a changing ideals and aspirations approach.