#youthaction: Becoming Political in the Digital Age

#youthaction: Becoming Political in the Digital Age (Adolescence and Education)

Social media and digital tools permeate the everyday lives of young people. In the early stages of commentary about the impact of the digital age on civic life, debates revolved around whether the Internet enhanced or discouraged civic and political action. Since then we have seen new media move to center stage in politics and activism--from the 2008 Us election to the 2011 Arab Spring to the Occupy movement. We have also seen new patterns in how different sub-groups make use of digital media. These developments have pushed people to move beyond questions about whether new media are good or bad for civic life, to ask instead: how, under what conditions, and for whom, do new digital tools become resources for political critique and action by the young? This book will provide a platform for a new wave of scholarship about young people's political participation in the digital age. We define â€œyouthâ€ or â€œyoung peopleâ€ as roughly between the ages of 12 and 25. We include perspectives from political science, education, cultural studies, learning sciences, and youth development. We draw on the framework developed by the MacArthur Research Network on Youth and Participatory Politics (Cohen, Kahne, Bowyer, Middaugh, & Rogowski, 2012), which defines participatory politics as, â€œinteractive, peer-based acts through which individuals and groups seek to exert both voice and influence on issues of public concern.â€
Country USA
Brand Information Age Publishing
Manufacturer Information Age Publishing
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber black & white illustrations
ReleaseDate 2014-10-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781623967956

Country	USA
Brand	Information Age Publishing
Manufacturer	Information Age Publishing
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	black & white illustrations
ReleaseDate	2014-10-01
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781623967956

#youthaction: Becoming Political in the Digital Age (Adolescence and Education)

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