Ninth graders in BW: Alarming dissatisfaction with democracy!
Ninth graders in BW: Alarming dissatisfaction with democracy!
Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland - A recently published Study On behalf of the Ministry of Culture of Baden-Württemberg, a significantly increasing dissatisfaction shows Ninth graders with democracy. Only 27 percent of the students surveyed are satisfied with the democratic system, which is a drastic decline of 47 percent compared to two years ago. In addition, trust in politicians has decreased considerably.
The representative investigation carried out by the University of Stuttgart included over 2,000 ninth graders of all types of school, with the exception of the special educational and advisory centers. The survey took place between February and May 2024 by means of an online questionnaire. Despite the dissatisfaction, 87 percent of the students show a positive attitude towards a democratic system.
worrying trends in the youth
The study, however, illustrates alarming trends: 42 percent of the respondents have sympathy for a strong head of state who acts without parliament or elections, while this value was 30 percent two years ago. In addition, 53 percent supports decision -making by experts instead of a government. The increase in the desire for more direct influence on politics is particularly striking: 78 percent of the ninth graders want more participation, which is a significant increase compared to 65 percent in 2022.
The Minister of Culture of Baden-Württemberg, Theresa Schopper, described the developments as "worrying" and plans to promote youth participation through the expansion of youth conferences. This is intended to actively involve young people in the opinion formation process.
trust of the youth in democracy
However, this group also expresses a strong distrust of politics: 52 percent of the government does not trust, and 45 percent show distrust of the parliament. Education and science, on the other hand, enjoy high reputation, with around 75 percent of the respondents to raise confidence in these areas.
The study based on a survey of 2,248 people from Germany and carried out from February to April of the previous year also shows that young adults in Germany are more pessimistic than their peers in other European countries. 36 percent of the younger and 42 percent of the older respondents expect a deterioration in living conditions, especially in connection with climate change and the standard of living.
The experts of the Bertelsmann Foundation warn that trust in democracy must not be played out and require targeted measures to strengthen the belief in the problem -solving ability of politics.
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