From Online Click to Social Shift: Digital Activism of Youth in Kyrgyzstan

There is a dominant narrative that young people are politically passive and uninvolved in political life. However, this depends on how the concept of political participation is defined. Young people do not participate in traditional forms of activism compared to older generations. Research on digital activism shows that young people participate in the social and political life of the country, but through online platforms. This research examines the topic of digital activism, identifies the role of online participation among young people in Kyrgyzstan, and indicates how young people participate in digital activism.