Ontological insecurity and urgency as a political value. Discourses of youth climate activists in Portugal

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ID12716658
AutoresR Campos (0000-0003-4689-0144, CICS.NOVA, Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro Interdisciplinar de Ciencias Sociais, Portugal, Lisbon), Joao Carlos Martins (0000-0002-4832-7171, CICS.NOVA, Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro Interdisciplinar de Ciencias Sociais, Portugal, Lisbon, autor de correspondencia)
Año2024
Páginas1-17
Fecha de publicación2024-03-04
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaGlobalizations (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1474-7731 • E-ISSN: 1474-774X
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14747731.2024.2323786
OpenAlexW4392465929
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas43

As seen in other countries, Portuguese youth have been inspired by Greta Thunberg and her actions, which has led to protest marches, sit-ins, blockades and other forms of manifestations calling for climate and environmental change, and a more sustainable future. The most noteworthy acts of mobilization came from the Fridays for Future initiative, a global youth movement involving student school walkouts and strikes. Based on recent research carried out in Portugal, this article focuses on young climate activists. Through data collected via in-depth interviews, we focussed on the discourses of these activists to understand the motivational drivers behind their actions. The interview analysis reveals, on the one hand, a growing sense of ontological insecurity and, on the other, urgency as a crucial element in their struggle. In this sense, urgency is converted into a political value, defining a timeframe for political action, and contributing to the construction of mobilization discourses

Action (physics · Political action · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Portuguese · Sociology · Value (mathematics · Law · Social Media and Politics · Youth Development and Social Support · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics