Democratic societies presuppose the participation of individuals in political processes, in the action of the public administration and in civil society. An effective participation requires motivations and capabilities which themselves need to be constructed. This construction may be an ongoing process in the political activity itself, but it may also be the result of school education and of professional training, or of the mobilization of capabilities acquired in contexts outside the political field, , such as professional contexts. My aim is to empirically research these processes and dynamics of the citizenry’s development, at a moment when we witness what seems to be an erosion of the relationship between the world of politics and a significant part of the population, to a degree that could challenge the functioning of democracy.

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My aim is to contribute to the general endeavour of the centre to study the processes generating societal dynamics, attempting at grasping the genesis of such dynamics at individual level. My work could help research on governance, dealing with data relevant for the understanding of “bottom up” political dynamics. It also could help reconstructing the processes through which experiences of environmental changes are worded and translated into evaluation and action in environmental matters. The analysis of the emergence of political dynamics is likely to contribute to a broader work on societal dynamics, in particular on dynamics of innovation and creativity, in the economy, but also in science.