Being together or being united: Analyzing the relation of Students' Political Associations with the Politics

M. Rezaei & H. kia

Abstract
This article attempted to illustrate the students' political associations and their relations with the politics. Students' political associations are networks of friendship based on common objects. From this point of view, there are two types of friendships: 1-being together without any specific aims in which they get together to have fun, 2- being united on common and goals and ideals. For most of the non-political students, these political associations are just for having fun due to the lack of common goals. But from another point of view, the political subjects which are formed in these political associations can affect their surroundings. Having coined the two concepts of being together and being united, we introduce two forms to define the relation of students' political association with the politics. We did qualitative research and interviewed with the political and non-political students of three universities. Politics as a phenomenon, which affects students' everyday interactions and is affected by them, shapes a common sense. Hence, part of the political association is to protect this sense as an ideal.
Keyconcepts: being together, being united, politics, university, students’political association.

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