Typology of citizenship : a case of Lithuania

Most scholars indicated that concepts of citizenship are getting more important in contemporary Western societies. According to them, new generations of citizens are interested in politics and social life, but are less likely to participate in traditional forms of politics. The concept of the postmodern citizen refers to an individual, who is interested in politics, has high levels of political efficacy, participates in political acts only, when it is necessary and does not participate in traditional political organizations. The focus of this article is to investigate whether this type of citizenship actually occurs in Lithuania.[...]Sociologijos katedraVytauto Didžiojo universiteta