Political Awareness

Considering the importance of the right wing parties in Iranian political history, this article has tried to provide necessary information and discussions, which help us to understand the reasons of their formation and activities in order to fill the vacuum, which exist in this domain. For this purpose, I have tried to analyze three political phases and their relations to the political awareness of Iranian population. Then utilizing the existing documents and references, I have emphasized the role and the aims of ruling class and intellectuals in the formation of political parties such as Hizb-i Irada-yi Milli and Hizb-i Dimukrat-i Iran. Finally, by examining the role and the effect of foreign countries (Britain and Soviet :union:) in the political objectives of theses parties, I have proceeded to the people’s reactions to this end, which resulted to the downfall of such parties.

Nowadays, young people are spending the majority of their time on social media, using various platforms like WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, etc. It is a common perception that these media have become the new sources of information, which progressively converts into knowledge. It is interesting to check whether they use those sources to achieve knowledge or not. The main focal point of this study is to understand the political engagement, knowledge, and outlook of college-studying youngsters in India. It studies the factors influencing political awareness and examines the influence of politics and politicians on the involvement of youngsters in politics. The findings show that social media has a significant influence on political issues, but they are also more corrupted