Youthquake 2017

Abstract

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Youth doing politics in times of increasing inequalities

“…While there is a rich literature on youth participation (e.g. Bessant, 2021;Earl et al, 2017;Giugni and Grasso, 2021a;Pickard, 2019;Sloam and Henn, 2019), to date we have lacked the data to carry out detailed subgroup analyses to understand differences in the political participation between different groups of youth. The papers in this Special Issue all examine different aspects of youth participation in the current context.…”

“Glocal” and Transversal Engagement in Youth Social Movements: A Twitter-Based Case Study of Fridays For Future-Barcelona

“…It seems that contemporary social movements like the Youth Climate Movement are indeed taking position on post-material issues in their activism (although not exclusively as they also address issues like access to housing or healthcare). Yet, instead of showing signs of an end of ideology (cf., Bell 1965), or being strictly issue-based-or single-issue oriented (Castells 1996)they are increasingly embracing a transversal, or "cosmopolitan" outlook (Sloam and Henn 2019), considered as an ideology and a learning process (Koukouzelis 2017).…”

“…In line with their transversal outlook and this apparent unification of issues and values, research suggests that contemporary youth are more politically and culturally tolerant, and more supportive of social justice than older cohorts (Dalton 2015;Sloam and Henn 2019).…”

“…On the other hand, while contemporary youth social movements indeed tend to be more issue-based, or single-issue oriented (Castells 1996), some scholars identify an increasingly transversal approach, as activists address an increasing diversity of issues and adopt what could be called a "cosmopolitan outlook" (Koukouzelis 2017;Sloam and Henn 2019). In line with this idea, even single-issue social movements would be adopting a more holistic view in their diagnoses and demands.…”

Desde la periferia: la noción de espacio social en la movilización sociopolítica de la juventud

“…H5: 46. Correo electrónico: carles.feixa@upf.edu Introducción E l estudio de la implicación sociopolítica de la juventud en las últimas décadas ha ofrecido evidencias de multitud de fenómenos y tendencias que a veces podrían parecer contradictorias: desde la preocupación por la desafección, el desinterés y la apatía (Pirie & Worcestern, 1998;Putnam, 2000), a la identi#cación de nuevas formas de implicación y compromiso (Dalton, 2007;Norris, 2002;Sloam & Henn, 2017) o una más profunda resigni#cación de la política y su compromiso (Manning, 2013;O'Toole, 2003). La relación de la juventud con la esfera pública y las formas de expresión de su compromiso sociopolítico son sin duda un fenómeno complejo, multicausal y situado, por lo que es particularmente complejo identi#car características o determinantes que operen de forma más o menos estable en las distintas expresiones de movilización política de la juventud.…”