Young activists, intergenerational allyships and the participatory root system
Young activists, intergenerational allyships and the participatory root system
Author(s): Maja Brzozowska-Brywczyńska, Agnieszka Nymś-GórnaSubject(s): Civil Society, Politics and society, Culture and social structure , Politics and Identity
Published by: Wydział Nauk Politycznych i Studiów Międzynarodowych UW
Keywords: young people; activism; intergenerational relations; participation; DIO politics;
Summary/Abstract: The increase in civic engagement among young people in Poland (2019–2021) revealed tensions related to their role in public life. The article explores how young activists perceive themselves and their ways of negotiating intergenerational relationships. Based on the interviews conducted, it is visible that young people’s understanding of activism and intergenerational relations goes beyond the dominant discourses of exceptionalism and generational conflict, inviting a redefinition of young people’s civic engagement as an organic, networked process, which is described through a metaphor of the participatory root system.
Journal: Studia Politologiczne
- Issue Year: 78/2025
- Issue No: 78
- Page Range: 144-161
- Page Count: 18
- Language: English
