askchapo

I’m mostly interested in a general overview on the bounds we know of on what topics can be (de)politicised (without immediate societal collapse), how its status of politicisation in different societies came to be, and what the effects of (de)politicisation of certain topics are on the political engagement of the general public.

Would love to know people’s thoughts as well on this topic.

For example: in my liberal education I learned that political engagement in the Soviet Union was different than in current liberal democracies. It was more focused on a local and community level rather than a national one. Supposedly because that’s where people had more influence compared to in liberal democracies, where national elections grab the attention of a large part of the population and direct their energy to national issues. As I said, I learned about the Soviet Union in liberal education so I don’t fully trust this analysis to be true without more reliable backing. I would love to learn more.