What does an active citizen do and how does become active? Theoretical and empirical findings

Abstract

Active citizens are in the heart of this study: those people who do something more besides their everyday life. E.g. they participate in community acting, do something useful for the community or they help for each other. Some questions arise: Who is an active citizen? What should a citizen do to call him/her active? What kind of competences does an active citizen need? Where can they learn these competences from? The study answers these questions based on theoretical and empirical aspects built on a questionnaire and an inter- view survey in Győr, Hungary, in 2017.