Demokratski potencijal studenata Sveučilišta u Mostaru i Univerziteta Džemal Bijedić
Democratic Potential Of Students From University of Mostar and University of Džemal Bijedić

Summary/Abstract: The topic of this article is the political interest of students, ie how and to what‎ extent students express interest in politics, in political activity in Bosnian and‎ Herzegovinian society. For this purpose, a survey “Students and Politics” was‎ conducted in January and February 2019 on a sample of 371 students from the‎ University of Mostar and University of Džemal Bijedić in Mostar. The obtained‎ quantitative data are presented by frequencies and percentages in the domain‎ of descriptive statistical procedures and the application of the chi-square test.‎ Research was conducted within the theoretical approach of Almond and Verba expressed through three dimensions of attitudes towards politics, specifically‎ as people’s interest in politics and information about political activities;‎ then as attitudes expressing support for different models of democratic political‎ order; and finally as valuing political achievements as respondents’ trust in‎ institutions. The results archived from this research showed that students follow‎ low interest in the politics of young people in BiH, but also have a special‎ democratic potential.

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