Digital media, youth practices and representations of recent activism in Portugal
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Ricardo Campos
,
José Alberto Simões
and
Inês Pereira
Abstract
In recent years we have witnessed in several countries the rise of new and unexpected forms of collective mobilization and activism. The main goal of this article is to discuss the role played by digital devices and online platforms in how activism is currently being represented and practiced by young people. Our reflection is empirically grounded on a recent exploratory research project carried out in Portugal. This project, using an array of qualitative methods (ethnographic observation, in-depth interviews, etc.), had as its main purpose to explore young people’s digital activism. In this article we will discuss this project’s findings, analyzing not only the uses of digital media within a set of activist practices, but also the social representations built around this issue by different social actors participating in several activist groups.
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- Book Reviews
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- Galpin, C. 2017. The Euro crisis and European identities: Political and media discourse in Germany, Ireland and Poland. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. 259 pp.
- Barnes, S. B. 2017. Branding as communication. (Visual Communication Vol. 5). New York: Peter Lang Publishing Inc. 204 pp.
Articles in the same Issue
- Titelseiten
- Articles
- Perceptual processes and political participation: Do the presumed reach and the presumed influence of social media affect political activities via Facebook and Twitter?
- How citizens (could) turn into an informed public: Explaining citizens’ attentiveness for European parliamentary elections
- Digital media, youth practices and representations of recent activism in Portugal
- Measuring media and information literacy skills: Construction of a test
- Season of birth and media use
- Book Reviews
- Bunce, M., Franks, S., and Paterson, C. (Eds.) 2016. Africa’s media image in the 21st century: From the “Heart of Darkness” to “Africa Rising”. London: Routledge. 240 pp.
- Galpin, C. 2017. The Euro crisis and European identities: Political and media discourse in Germany, Ireland and Poland. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. 259 pp.
- Barnes, S. B. 2017. Branding as communication. (Visual Communication Vol. 5). New York: Peter Lang Publishing Inc. 204 pp.
