Throughout history, every region and its citizens have gone through periods of immense pride. Often this strong nationalism is felt after winning a war, the inauguration of a new leader or anniversaries. As national pride among citizens within a country rises, civic engagement is also amplified. The same theory can be applied reversely to assume that low levels of nationalism correlate with scant civic engagement. Using the most similar system design one can explore the reasons behind why two analogous nations have very different levels of nationalism and civic engagement.
Libya and Algeria are both North African countries that share the same national religion, language, human capital and ethnic group. These two countries have similar customs through shared cultural heritage. According to a World Values Survey, 76.5% of surveyed Libyans were “very proud” of their …show more content…
The country has a population of 6,244,174 people with a life expectancy rate of 76 years old. The current form of government in Libya is transitional. This means the country is going through the process of a regime change and hopeful to establish a better permanent government. The Second Libyan Civil War is an ongoing conflict that can be an influencing variable on civic engagement. Islamists and anti-Islamist groups are fighting to gain political power within Libya. The lack of a unified government is causing the nation to progress towards failure. It can be assumed that the fear of failure and risk possible foreign invasion is influencing Libyans to unify and vote to establish a better state. With the country in turmoil, a need to set up a centralized identity can be a variable to attribute the high level of civic engagement. Libyans are in a place to contribute to the decision of the type of leadership in their country will have since there is not one. There exist a clear path to change through voting which is influential among
Libya and Algeria are both North African countries that share the same national religion, language, human capital and ethnic group. These two countries have similar customs through shared cultural heritage. According to a World Values Survey, 76.5% of surveyed Libyans were “very proud” of their …show more content…
The country has a population of 6,244,174 people with a life expectancy rate of 76 years old. The current form of government in Libya is transitional. This means the country is going through the process of a regime change and hopeful to establish a better permanent government. The Second Libyan Civil War is an ongoing conflict that can be an influencing variable on civic engagement. Islamists and anti-Islamist groups are fighting to gain political power within Libya. The lack of a unified government is causing the nation to progress towards failure. It can be assumed that the fear of failure and risk possible foreign invasion is influencing Libyans to unify and vote to establish a better state. With the country in turmoil, a need to set up a centralized identity can be a variable to attribute the high level of civic engagement. Libyans are in a place to contribute to the decision of the type of leadership in their country will have since there is not one. There exist a clear path to change through voting which is influential among