Motivators of Participation and Non-Participation in Youth Environmental Protests
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13137459 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hannah R Feldman (0000-0002-3827-7115, Australian National University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Publication date | 2021-09-10 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Frontiers in Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2673-3145 • E-ISSN: 2673-3145 |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/fpos.2021.662687 |
| OpenAlex | W3201250929 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 51 |
This paper is an exploratory study investigating motivators of teenagers to both attend and not attend a climate change related protest event. Using open-ended surveys and focus groups, 16–19-year-old Australian students were asked about their motivators to attend and abstain from School Strike 4 Climate events. Through qualitative analysis and thematic coding, results show key motivators to attend a Strike include climate change and acts of political participation that provide youth with a public voice. Protest is positioned as a key part of teen political repertoires. Reasons for non-attendance included prioritizing schoolwork and low efficacy in protest or participatory action. However, low efficacy in climate change mitigation, or an outright rejection of climate science, was not evident in this sample. Overall, reasons for attendance and non-attendance at a Strike event were not direct mirror images of the other, and implications for inclusion of non-participants in further studies is discussed in this light
Attendance · Citizen journalism · Climate change · Focus group · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Thematic analysis · Climate Change Communication and Perception · Environmental Education and Sustainability · Psychology · Social Media and Politics
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,25 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |