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    Practices and Challenges of Urban Youth Political Participation Since 1991: The Case of Youth Association in Injibara Town, Awi Administrative Zone, Amhara National Regional State
    (AAU, 2020-08) Tegegne, Tadele; Jimma, Tesfaye(Ph.D
    The purpose of this study is to assess the practices, challenges and opportunities of urban youth political participation in Injibara town, Awi Administrative zone, Amhara National regional state. To analyze these state of affairs, the researcher used mixed quantitative and qualitative research approach. Both primary and secondary data sources were consulted. To attain the necessary data, the study had employed the questionnaire survey and interview (semi-structured in-depth) techniques. About 133 respondents participated through questionnaire in the study. Of them 120 respondents filled the questionnaire completely. The respondents selected through simple random sampling technique. 15 participants were interviewed and selected by using purposive sampling method to get individuals who have official responsibility and special knowledge about the concerned issue. The collected data were analyzed using both quantitative and qualitative data analysis methods. While the quantitative data were analyzed using simple descriptive data analysis methods by using table, frequency and percentage and qualitative data were analyzed thematically. The study had found that the interest as well as the participation of youth in formal political activities is minimal as compared with those informal (protest) political activities. The study revealed that the youths have various challenges that hinder in their political participation such as, institutional and structural challenges, attitudinal challenges, and socio-economic challenges, lack of political knowledge, fear of politics and political repression of the incumbent government. Also, the findings showed that there were different opportunities created for the youth to be engaged in political participation including the existence of social media and the presence of multi-party system. Further, the researcher recommends the government, political parties, pressure groups ,public media, youths themselves and civic society organizations to entertain the issues of youth and work with them to create conducive political environment to the youth as part of the decision making process to build sustainable peace, security, development and democratic political culture in a country