Youth Political Activism in Italy : Participation in Radical-Left Groups / / by Carlo Genova, Martina Tazzara

• Autore: Genova Carlo
• Pubblicazione: Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2025
• Edizione: 1st ed. 2025.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (X, 106 p. 2 illus.)
• Disciplina: 306.083
• Soggetto topico: Youth - Social life and customs; Sociology; Social groups; Political sociology; Youth Culture; Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging; Political Sociology
• Persona (resp. second.): TazzaraMartina
• Nota di contenuto: Youth politics and participation a general portrait and a research -- Biographical paths of participation -- Representations of society and meanings of participation -- Action topics goals activities organisational models -- The group the young activists in their own eyes.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book asks readers to rethink youth activism in the political field as a lifestyle whose sense goes beyond the logic of political action. Reviewing the debate on the relationship between young people, politics and political participation, it shows that a significant portion of young people are involved in more social forms of participation, rather than with political ones, because their references to political values and ideologies, as well as their trust in political actors, are weak. But, in parallel, it also challenges the hypothesis that the various ways in which young people are present in the political sphere can be considered simply as forms of political participation. Presenting the results of research on young activists from radical-left groups in Italy, the book shows that their involvement is only partly attributable to reasons of political intervention; instead, desires for experimentation and self-expression, as well as shared tastes and sensibilities that far exceed the boundaries of the political, characterize their participation, and are therefore a component of a broader, distinctive lifestyle. Based on these findings, the book calls for a rethinking of youth engagement, the reasons for which could be largely outside the field of politics.
• Titolo autorizzato: Youth Political Activism in Italy
• ISBN: 3-031-88672-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910999689803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: SpringerBriefs in Sociology, . 2212-6376