ABSTRACT

Democracy is a form of social organization that attributes the ownership of power to the whole of society. However, for the people to truly exercise this power, it is unavoidable that citizens take part in public issues. Therefore, the participation of citizens is substantial for the government to truly become the government of the people, since it moderates and controls the power of politicians and because society makes itself heard in decision-making. There are multiple ways of taking part in public affairs, political participation, where suffrage is found, it is just one of them, but there is also social, community and citizen participation.

Keywords:
Political participation; citizen participation; citizenship; political culture; institutions