C Malafaia
Biographic Data
| ID | 66406 |
|---|---|
| NAME | C Malafaia |
| GIVEN NAMES | C |
| FAMILY NAME | Malafaia |
| SIGNATURE | MALAFAIA C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidade do Porto |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5490-1187 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 40 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Layered images: Politicizing climate emergency on visual social media
This article theorizes how social media images politicize. We argue that layering —digitally assembling diverse visual elements—is a key practice of visual politicization. Beyond just a technique, we conceptualize layering as a form of remix, a cultural tool that can be used to politicize: to render issues recognizable and actionable. To show how layering works, we analyze over 500 Instagram images related to climate activism. Adopting Annette Ma…
Imagined Climate Futures and Collective Action: An Analysis of Affect in Dystopias and Utopias by Young Climate Activists
In recent climate mobilisations, young people have emerged as key leaders, organisers, and influencers of social change. This article examines how utopias and dystopias, embedded in affective‐discursive practices, are articulated by young climate activists to support their engagement in collective action. We analysed discourse from four focus group discussions and two pair interviews with young climate activists (total participants n = 26, ages 1…
Young people's conceptions of political agency in relation to climate change
This article explores how young people conceptualise political agency in the context of climate change. Drawing on a Reflexive Thematic Analysis of 22 focus groups with 154 young people living in Portugal, aged 13 to 35, we identified four conceptions of political agency: transformational collective agency, proto-political collective action, individualised action and disempowered action. Our findings indicate that young people who identify as cli…
Visual bodies, ritualised performances: An offline-online analysis of Extinction Rebellion's protests in Finland and Portugal
Protests are, and have always been, fundamentally visual and embodied phenomena. However, the unprecedented quest for visibility instigated by social media brings about novel intricacies for contemporary political action. This article explores the function of bodies as tools of visibility in performative protests that develop throughout immediate and mediated levels of visuality. Through a methodological strategy combining snap-along ethnography …
Pode a educação atenuar o crescimento do populismo e da extrema-direita: O papel da escolaridade e das experiências educacionais na construção da democracia
Today’s democratic systems face several challenges – populism, polarisation and de-democratisation – threatening their functioning and vitality. These dangers underline the need to reflect on the importance of education, mainly in formal educational contexts, in mitigating the spread of antidemocratic, populist and exclusionary positions. Data from a surveyed sample of 1047 young adults (aged 18-30) show that educational attainment and experience…
Prioritising communities: Barriers to climate activism and political imagination among minoritised youth groups
Minoritised youth voices are often underrepresented in climate action research. Despite the increasing interest in youth climate activism, there is still an overall lack of attention to the perspectives of young people struggling with discrimination, poverty, and other social injustices. In this article, we focus on a diverse group of minoritised youth in Portugal to explore their experiences of climate activism, perceived agency, and political i…
Making a deal with the devil? Portuguese and Finnish activists’ everyday negotiations on the value of social media
This article explores how young activists in Portugal and Finland negotiate the value of social media in their practices. Considering the near ubiquitous intertwinement of online-offline environments, and its contradictory promises for social movements, we look at these negotiations through the moral principles drawn upon to critique and justify social media practices. Based on ethnographic data from Portuguese climate activists and Finnish menta…
Educação e ativismo climático: Práticas e imaginações democráticas juvenis para um mundo comum
Young people around the world have become mobilized by the urgency to tackle the climate crisis. Increasingly gaining momentum, youth activist movements have been calling everyone’s attention to governmental inaction regarding the climate crisis and to the shortcomings of institutional political agreements (European Youth Forum, 2019). While for some parts of the general public (mostly in the Global-North, which has been less affected by) the con…
The Gap Between Youth and Politics: Youngsters Outside the Regular School System Assessing the Conditions for Be(com)ing Political Subjects
Approaches to youth engagement typically focus on withdrawal from conventional politics and participatory transformation. In this paper, we argue that such approaches fall short in grasping how groups with blended styles of relationship with politics assess their political ownership. This became apparent when, in the context of European elections, the rise of extreme right wing in Europe and intensification of austerity in Portugal, we discussed …
Using online tools in participatory research with adolescents to promote civic engagement and environmental mobilization: The WaterCircle (WC) project
The WaterCircle (WC) project was implemented in a school, with young adolescents, to address environmental problems. Framed in a participatory research (PR) approach, this school-and-community based intervention includes the use of online tools through which environmental problems in the community are discussed within and by a group of students. Using a quasi-experimental design, with intervention and control groups, the present study involved 36…
Living, Doing, and Learning from Politics in a Youth Wing of a Political Party
The field of civic and political participation has been studied mostly from individual, psychological approaches rather than collective, relational perspectives. Here we address this gap through a political ethnography in the youth wing of a major Portuguese political party, conducted during the fervent months right before and after the Portuguese parliamentary elections of October 2015. Investigating the meaning-making of doing politics in real-…
Constraints and opportunities for civic and political participation: Perceptions of young people from immigrant and non-immigrant background in Portugal
Youth civic and political participation (CPP) has been a central concern of research and public policy. This situation has been motivated by growing signs of the disaffection of younger generations, at least regarding conventional forms of participation. Recent theoretical debates stress how forms of CPP are evolving; nevertheless it is obviously important to integrate young people's views in the discussion, particularly taking into account group…
The many faces of hermes: The quality of participation experiences and political attitudes of migrant and non-migrant youth
This paper intends to explore whether and how the quality of participation experiences is associated with political efficacy and the disposition of migrant and non-migrant young people to becoming involved. The sample includes 1010 young people of Portuguese, Angolan and Brazilian origin, aged between 15 and 29 years old. The results reveal that the quality of participation experiences is related to political efficacy and dispositions to becoming…
The Gap Between Youth and Politics: Youngsters Outside the Regular School System Assessing the Conditions for Be(com)ing Political Subjects
Approaches to youth engagement typically focus on withdrawal from conventional politics and participatory transformation. In this paper, we argue that such approaches fall short in grasping how groups with blended styles of relationship with politics assess their political ownership. This became apparent when, in the context of European elections, the rise of extreme right wing in Europe and intensification of austerity in Portugal, we discussed …
Making a deal with the devil? Portuguese and Finnish activists’ everyday negotiations on the value of social media
This article explores how young activists in Portugal and Finland negotiate the value of social media in their practices. Considering the near ubiquitous intertwinement of online-offline environments, and its contradictory promises for social movements, we look at these negotiations through the moral principles drawn upon to critique and justify social media practices. Based on ethnographic data from Portuguese climate activists and Finnish menta…
Constraints and opportunities for civic and political participation: Perceptions of young people from immigrant and non-immigrant background in Portugal
Youth civic and political participation (CPP) has been a central concern of research and public policy. This situation has been motivated by growing signs of the disaffection of younger generations, at least regarding conventional forms of participation. Recent theoretical debates stress how forms of CPP are evolving; nevertheless it is obviously important to integrate young people's views in the discussion, particularly taking into account group…
The many faces of hermes: The quality of participation experiences and political attitudes of migrant and non-migrant youth
This paper intends to explore whether and how the quality of participation experiences is associated with political efficacy and the disposition of migrant and non-migrant young people to becoming involved. The sample includes 1010 young people of Portuguese, Angolan and Brazilian origin, aged between 15 and 29 years old. The results reveal that the quality of participation experiences is related to political efficacy and dispositions to becoming…
Visual bodies, ritualised performances: An offline-online analysis of Extinction Rebellion's protests in Finland and Portugal
Protests are, and have always been, fundamentally visual and embodied phenomena. However, the unprecedented quest for visibility instigated by social media brings about novel intricacies for contemporary political action. This article explores the function of bodies as tools of visibility in performative protests that develop throughout immediate and mediated levels of visuality. Through a methodological strategy combining snap-along ethnography …
Imagined Climate Futures and Collective Action: An Analysis of Affect in Dystopias and Utopias by Young Climate Activists
In recent climate mobilisations, young people have emerged as key leaders, organisers, and influencers of social change. This article examines how utopias and dystopias, embedded in affective‐discursive practices, are articulated by young climate activists to support their engagement in collective action. We analysed discourse from four focus group discussions and two pair interviews with young climate activists (total participants n = 26, ages 1…
Using online tools in participatory research with adolescents to promote civic engagement and environmental mobilization: The WaterCircle (WC) project
The WaterCircle (WC) project was implemented in a school, with young adolescents, to address environmental problems. Framed in a participatory research (PR) approach, this school-and-community based intervention includes the use of online tools through which environmental problems in the community are discussed within and by a group of students. Using a quasi-experimental design, with intervention and control groups, the present study involved 36…
Living, Doing, and Learning from Politics in a Youth Wing of a Political Party
The field of civic and political participation has been studied mostly from individual, psychological approaches rather than collective, relational perspectives. Here we address this gap through a political ethnography in the youth wing of a major Portuguese political party, conducted during the fervent months right before and after the Portuguese parliamentary elections of October 2015. Investigating the meaning-making of doing politics in real-…
Prioritising communities: Barriers to climate activism and political imagination among minoritised youth groups
Minoritised youth voices are often underrepresented in climate action research. Despite the increasing interest in youth climate activism, there is still an overall lack of attention to the perspectives of young people struggling with discrimination, poverty, and other social injustices. In this article, we focus on a diverse group of minoritised youth in Portugal to explore their experiences of climate activism, perceived agency, and political i…
The many faces of hermes: The quality of participation experiences and political attitudes of migrant and non-migrant youth
This paper intends to explore whether and how the quality of participation experiences is associated with political efficacy and the disposition of migrant and non-migrant young people to becoming involved. The sample includes 1010 young people of Portuguese, Angolan and Brazilian origin, aged between 15 and 29 years old. The results reveal that the quality of participation experiences is related to political efficacy and dispositions to becoming…
Constraints and opportunities for civic and political participation: Perceptions of young people from immigrant and non-immigrant background in Portugal
Youth civic and political participation (CPP) has been a central concern of research and public policy. This situation has been motivated by growing signs of the disaffection of younger generations, at least regarding conventional forms of participation. Recent theoretical debates stress how forms of CPP are evolving; nevertheless it is obviously important to integrate young people's views in the discussion, particularly taking into account group…
Living, Doing, and Learning from Politics in a Youth Wing of a Political Party
The field of civic and political participation has been studied mostly from individual, psychological approaches rather than collective, relational perspectives. Here we address this gap through a political ethnography in the youth wing of a major Portuguese political party, conducted during the fervent months right before and after the Portuguese parliamentary elections of October 2015. Investigating the meaning-making of doing politics in real-…
Using online tools in participatory research with adolescents to promote civic engagement and environmental mobilization: The WaterCircle (WC) project
The WaterCircle (WC) project was implemented in a school, with young adolescents, to address environmental problems. Framed in a participatory research (PR) approach, this school-and-community based intervention includes the use of online tools through which environmental problems in the community are discussed within and by a group of students. Using a quasi-experimental design, with intervention and control groups, the present study involved 36…
The Gap Between Youth and Politics: Youngsters Outside the Regular School System Assessing the Conditions for Be(com)ing Political Subjects
Approaches to youth engagement typically focus on withdrawal from conventional politics and participatory transformation. In this paper, we argue that such approaches fall short in grasping how groups with blended styles of relationship with politics assess their political ownership. This became apparent when, in the context of European elections, the rise of extreme right wing in Europe and intensification of austerity in Portugal, we discussed …
Educação e ativismo climático: Práticas e imaginações democráticas juvenis para um mundo comum
Young people around the world have become mobilized by the urgency to tackle the climate crisis. Increasingly gaining momentum, youth activist movements have been calling everyone’s attention to governmental inaction regarding the climate crisis and to the shortcomings of institutional political agreements (European Youth Forum, 2019). While for some parts of the general public (mostly in the Global-North, which has been less affected by) the con…
Pode a educação atenuar o crescimento do populismo e da extrema-direita: O papel da escolaridade e das experiências educacionais na construção da democracia
Today’s democratic systems face several challenges – populism, polarisation and de-democratisation – threatening their functioning and vitality. These dangers underline the need to reflect on the importance of education, mainly in formal educational contexts, in mitigating the spread of antidemocratic, populist and exclusionary positions. Data from a surveyed sample of 1047 young adults (aged 18-30) show that educational attainment and experience…
Prioritising communities: Barriers to climate activism and political imagination among minoritised youth groups
Minoritised youth voices are often underrepresented in climate action research. Despite the increasing interest in youth climate activism, there is still an overall lack of attention to the perspectives of young people struggling with discrimination, poverty, and other social injustices. In this article, we focus on a diverse group of minoritised youth in Portugal to explore their experiences of climate activism, perceived agency, and political i…
Making a deal with the devil? Portuguese and Finnish activists’ everyday negotiations on the value of social media
This article explores how young activists in Portugal and Finland negotiate the value of social media in their practices. Considering the near ubiquitous intertwinement of online-offline environments, and its contradictory promises for social movements, we look at these negotiations through the moral principles drawn upon to critique and justify social media practices. Based on ethnographic data from Portuguese climate activists and Finnish menta…
Imagined Climate Futures and Collective Action: An Analysis of Affect in Dystopias and Utopias by Young Climate Activists
In recent climate mobilisations, young people have emerged as key leaders, organisers, and influencers of social change. This article examines how utopias and dystopias, embedded in affective‐discursive practices, are articulated by young climate activists to support their engagement in collective action. We analysed discourse from four focus group discussions and two pair interviews with young climate activists (total participants n = 26, ages 1…
Young people's conceptions of political agency in relation to climate change
This article explores how young people conceptualise political agency in the context of climate change. Drawing on a Reflexive Thematic Analysis of 22 focus groups with 154 young people living in Portugal, aged 13 to 35, we identified four conceptions of political agency: transformational collective agency, proto-political collective action, individualised action and disempowered action. Our findings indicate that young people who identify as cli…
Visual bodies, ritualised performances: An offline-online analysis of Extinction Rebellion's protests in Finland and Portugal
Protests are, and have always been, fundamentally visual and embodied phenomena. However, the unprecedented quest for visibility instigated by social media brings about novel intricacies for contemporary political action. This article explores the function of bodies as tools of visibility in performative protests that develop throughout immediate and mediated levels of visuality. Through a methodological strategy combining snap-along ethnography …
Layered images: Politicizing climate emergency on visual social media
This article theorizes how social media images politicize. We argue that layering —digitally assembling diverse visual elements—is a key practice of visual politicization. Beyond just a technique, we conceptualize layering as a form of remix, a cultural tool that can be used to politicize: to render issues recognizable and actionable. To show how layering works, we analyze over 500 Instagram images related to climate activism. Adopting Annette Ma…
Political science (11 works) · Politics (11 works) · Sociology (10 works) · Law (8 works) · Law (7 works) · Social Media and Politics (6 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Youth Development and Social Support (5 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Gender Studies (4 works)