This study looks at how Generation Z, people born between 1997 and 2012 get involved in politics in West Bengal, India. This place has a history of students being very radical. There have been some big changes in who people vote for. The study found out that young people were very active in protests during things like the Anti-CAA agitation and the COVID-19 lockdowns. The people doing the study used a lot of methods to get their information. They asked 1,200 people from Generation Z some questions they talked to 48 activists they looked at 3,200 posts on media and they did four special case studies. What they found out was that Generation Z gets involved in politics when they feel like the system has let them down when they see things on media and when they are involved in their university. The study also found out that people in cities are more likely to get involved in politics than people in the country. It also found out that who people vote for can affect how they get involved in politics. The study says that WhatsApp plays a role in helping people get involved in activism. The people doing the study came up with a way of understanding how Generation Z gets involved in politics in West Bengal, India and they call it the West Bengal Youth Dissent Framework. This framework helps us understand the ways that Generation Z, in this region gets involved in politics.
West Bengal Youth Politics, Generation Z Activism, Digital Political Mobilization, Anti-CAA Protests, Social Media and Youth Engagement
Bikash Barman. Generation Z and the Globalization of Dissent: Youth-Led Political Movements in West Bengal, India. Indian Journal of Modern Research and Reviews. 2024; 2(12):75-80
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