Youth in Politics: Assessing the Impacts of Student Political Engagement in Arunachal Pradesh, India

Abstract

The participation of students in politics particularly in Arunachal Pradesh has been crucially significant for socio-political strata of the state. The study is an attempt to explore and comprehend the impacts of student’s participation in politics of state, focusing on how such involvement shapes their civic engagement, political awareness and societal contributions. Drawing on existing literature and empirical studies, the paper examines the various ways of student’s engagement in politics that begins with voting, opinion building, activism, and advocacy. It also discusses the factors that influence students’ political participation such as education, social networks and political environment. Furthermore, the paper analyzes the consequences of their participation in politics both positive and negative political engagement, both at the individual and societal levels. Highlighting its potential to foster a more informed and participatory electorate. Accordingly, tools for data collection were administered to obtain relevant and significant information to comprehend the objectives of study undertaken. The study is primarily focused on relooking and researching outlook of student’s participation in politics. However, the study can be extended with new research design with larger scope in future. The subject has vast prospective for further searching and accomplishments. Various dimensions can be drawn from the study and carry forward with new research proposals.