Essays about: "youth civic engagement"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the words youth civic engagement.

1. 1. Being young and navigating online cultures in an algorithmic media setting : A qualitative study of young-adults perception of mediated public shaming on TikTok

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

   Author : Evelina Ketola; [2022]
   Keywords : Public shaming; call-out culture; cancel culture; TikTok; media design; Algorithmic literacy; participatory democracy; civic engagement;

   Abstract : TikTok differs from how the media audience is used to seeing other social media platforms. When opening the app, the user does not see the friends you have decided to follow. Instead, you are faced with an algorithmically decided and never-ending feed of content personified individually for the specific user. READ MORE

3. 2. From Digital Engagement To Offline Participation: Exploring The Factors Driving Young People In CôTe D’Ivoire To Participate In Community Actions Through U-Report

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Marion Desmurger; [2021]
   Keywords : communication; youth engagement; participation; civic engagement;

   Abstract : Youth participation and communication for social change have been at the heart of debates in academic and development circles over the last thirty years. In response to criticisms that young people were merely seen as “beneficiaries” by local and international organizations, the latter have tried to readapt the way they frame, engage and strategize with the former in order to align with a new discourse in international development driven by the motto “nothing about us without us”. READ MORE

4. 3. Exploring the acquisition of media literacy skills through media participation in Rwanda : a case study of Huye Community Radio

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

   Author : Pacifique Emmanuel Niyitegeka; [2020]
   Keywords : Media and participation; media literacy; radio; community radios; public community radios; youth volunteer journalists; civic engagement; Rwanda; Media literacy promotion; development; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Media literacy has been described as the ability of a citizen to access, critically analyze, and produce media content for specific outcomes. It also involves an awareness of the impact of media in the society and an understanding of media processes. READ MORE

5. 4. Civil Society Advocacy for Decentralization and Youth Participation in Local Elections Through Facebook: The Tunisian Case

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Mohamed Eymen Gamha; [2019]
   Keywords : Decentralization; Advocacy; Local elections; Civil society; Civic engagement; Youth; Tunisia; North Africa;

   Abstract : This masters thesis discusses Tunisian civil society’s advocacy for decentralization and local elections throughout 2018 on Facebook, while considering age and gender dynamics. Existing studies provide an overview of the decentralization reform process in Tunisia and other countries in the Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) region. READ MORE

6. 5. Exploring the Dynamics of Immigrant Social Capital in Local Youth Organizations

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Erika Haxhi; [2018]
   Keywords : a young immigrant; voluntary associations; social capital; local; trust; social networking; civic skills; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : According to the Euro-barometer conducted by European Parliament in 2016, 57% of Young People in Europe have the perception of being excluded from the society in their country of residence (EPRS, 2016). With rising of anti-immigrants sentiments across the globe and increasing discourse on failed integration, one of the most affected groups are young migrants (MUCF, 2016). READ MORE