Political alienation

Political alienation refers to an individual citizen's relatively enduring sense of estrangement from or rejection of the prevailing political system.

Political alienation falls into two broad categories: political incapability and political discontentment. In the first instance, alienation is forced upon the individual by their environment, whereas in the second case it is voluntarily chosen by them.

There are four different ways in which political alienation may be expressed:

Political alienation is adversely related to political efficacy.

The most common electoral consequences of political alienation are abstention and protest voting.

Lesson Plan for The Encyclopedia of Democracy - Congressional Quarterly Books: Political alienation

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