Student politics

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Student politics is a broad term that can mean either,

1) The politics engaged in by students (also know as the Student movement or student activism), which may mean street protests, sit-ins, or a student strike. Examples of this are the Opposition to the Vietnam War in America, the student revolt in Paris, May 1968, the Iranian students' participation during the Iranian Revolution, 1979, the Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa, or the Vandals, Ghana.

2) The level of politics that is entirely occupied by students. This could mean student body elections and competing in student union elections or positions on academic or administrative boards for universities or colleges.