Value foundations of marginal political practices of youth

Abstract

Today's youth, being a keyactor in the use of digital technologies, prefers digital participation in the political sphere of society. The main practices used by young people in their online participation are marginal. The marginality of the political practices of youth is revealed in their hybridity, which manifests itself in the binary of normativity - abnormality, norm - deviation, etc. Using the trend-watching method in the course of the research made it possible to identify the nonlinear and virulent nature of the marginal practices of youth, which makes it difficult to predict their impact, that, according to the authors, actualizes the need to identify the value foundations of their application. Content analysis of young people (18-30 years old) accounts in social networks, Instagram and Youtube channels of public opinion leaders revealed such value foundations of marginal political practices of young people as: patriotism, solidarity, non-violence, participation and independence.The nature of the identified axiological foundations made it possible to draw a conclusion about the transition from the traditional values of political participation of young people to the values of self-expression, the acquisition and implementation of civic subjectivity.

Value foundations of marginal political practices of youth

“…As shown by the WVS [22] research, people's beliefs play a key role in economic development, the emergence and prosperity of democratic institutions, the growth of gender equality and the degree of effectiveness of public administration in society. As a result of Internet surfing through the channels, vlogs and accounts of public opinion leaders, young people get a more detailed picture of what is happening in the political sphere.And under the influence of the received ideas, they make a decision (directly or indirectly) to defend their interests in extra-institutional ways.…”