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Parameters of Media Engagement

open access: yesMedia Theory, 2020
Engagement is a tricky term to pin down, shifting meaning in the media industries, across political communication and within popular culture. But the definition of engagement matters, as new currencies circulate in academic and industry discourses.
Peter Dahlgren, Annette Hill
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Deliberative democracy - theory and practice: The case of the Belgrade citizens’ assembly [PDF]

open access: yesFilozofija i Društvo, 2022
In this paper, we examine whether it is possible to improve democracy by encouraging ordinary citizens to participate in political decision-making and if participation in deliberative institutions can make citizens more competent decision-makers.
Janković Ivana
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Social capital and political participation: understanding the dynamics of young people's political disengagement in contemporary Britain [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Only 37 per cent of young people voted at the 2005 British General Election, seemingly confirming the oft-cited view that this generation is becoming increasingly disconnected from the political process. Results from a nationwide survey however, indicate
Hodgkinson, S, Henn, M, Weinstein, M
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The contribution of zoos and aquaria to Aichi Biodiversity Target 12: A case study of Canadian zoos

open access: yesGlobal Ecology and Conservation, 2017
The purpose of Aichi Biodiversity Target 12 is to prevent extinction of known threaten species, and improve the decline of the world’s most imperiled species. Governments and NGOs around the world are actively working toward this goal.
Andrea Olive, Katrina Jansen
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Pedagogy of the protest: teaching social workers about collective action and the social policy context

open access: yesSocial Work and Society, 2022
Social workers are frequent participants in social movements that affect social policy. However, social workers may be inadequately prepared for challenging aspects of social movements such as collective protest.
Mariam Zaidi, HÃ¥vard Aaslund
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Wolfenstein II and MAGA as fandom

open access: yesTransformative Works and Cultures, 2020
The current political discourse in the United States is generally understood through the framework of partisanship, but this framework alone is insufficient to encompass all forms of political engagement.
Lucy Miller
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The Use of Weblogs as a Tool for Thai Political Engagement

open access: yesJournal of Information Science Theory and Practice, 2021
Political weblogs are as diverse as political viewpoints are. In the period of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, several political crises occurred, such as opposition to the Amnesty Act, the constitutional amendment, and the anti-government protests ...
Sutthinan Chuenchom
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Becoming “Holistically Indigenous”: Young Muslims and Political Participation in Canada [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
While media and the government often focus on the supposed “radicalization” of Muslim youth in Canada, our research explores the more complicated and nuanced political identities among 20 young Canadian Muslims.
Nesbitt-Larking, Paul   +1 more
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Marketing Brexit: investigating young voter engagement with the EU Referendum [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
This paper presents a study of young voter engagement in relation to the EU referendum – a democratic vote on the United Kingdom's membership of the European Union. Using the marketing concept of engagement we examine how young voters engaged cognitively,
Harvey, John   +10 more
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Religion and political engagement

open access: yesCogent Social Sciences, 2017
The present research examined Relationship between Religion and political engagement in Iran. Political engagement is very important for political stability and dynamism of societies.
Jafar Aghazadeh, Reza Mahmoudoghli
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