Motivation of young people to join youth political organizations of Czech right-wing political parties

This bachelor thesis examines the motivations of young people to join youth political organizations. It focuses specifically on the case of the Czech Republic and the youth organizations of Czech right-wing parties. The aim of the thesis is to identify the motivational factors of members of Mladí lidovci, Mladá ODS, TOP tým, Mladí Svobodní, Generace Motor, and Mladé ANO for joining the organization. At the same time, it attempts to determine what influenced and shaped their opinions and political affiliations. The data to answer these questions is obtained in two ways: through a survey and interviews. The emphasis is primarily on the qualitative part of the research, which analyzed interviews with nine male members and one female member of right-wing youth organizations. According to the collected data, the respondents were motivated to join the organization primarily by establishing ties with people of the same age and mindset, strengthening civil society, and, to a lesser extent, certain political ambitions. On the contrary, motivations associated with the characteristics of the party or certain party personalities were not evident. The exception was the personality of Andrej Babiš, whose politics motivated some respondents to join parties that identified themselves as his opponents. Respondents'...