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The activity of the Mamy Głos Foundation in the context of youth political activism
The activity of the Mamy Głos Foundation in the context of youth political activism

Author(s): Beata Pająk-Patkowska
Subject(s): Politics, Civil Society, Public Administration
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: youth; Mamy Głos Foundation; political activism; młodzież; Fundacja Mamy Głos; aktywność polityczna

Summary/Abstract: This paper aims to examine the activity of the Mamy Głos Foundation [Wehave a voice], an organization founded in 2015 by junior high school students froma handful of towns in Poland. For this purpose, a review of available materials aboutthis organization will be carried out and information will be collected using in-depthinterviews with the founders of the organization. The main research question concernsthe motivation behind young people’s activity in the foundation, the methods used toachieve the goals of the organization and its founders’ profiles. Their activity will bepresented in the context of political activism among young people, including genderdifferentiation.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 229-242
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: English