Non-conventional/illegal political participation of male and female youths

Bibliographic Data

ID6190633
AuthorsClaire Gavray (Université de Liège, Boul. du Rectorat 3, 4000, Liège, Belgique, corresponding author), Bernard Fournier (Vakgroep Politieke Wetenschappe, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 5, 1040, Bruxelles, Belgique), Michel Born (0000-0003-2652-2168, Université de Liège, Boul. du Rectorat 3, 4000, Liège, Belgique)
Year2012
Volume22
Issue3
Pages405-418
Publication date2012-07-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHuman Affairs (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1210-3055 • E-ISSN: 1337-401X
PublisherWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.2478/s13374-012-0033-0
OpenAlexW2065485871
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited14

Belgian data from the PIDOP project show that boys are more involved than girls in illegal political actions, namely the production of graffiti and other acts of “incivility”. These activities must be considered in both groups as complementary to conventional political and social participation and not as their opposite. The main explanatory factor is the level of the perceived efficaciousness of such actions. The lack of trust in institutions and the level of awareness of societal discrimination play no significant explanatory role. In males, the involvement level in these activities depends on feelings of personal discrimination and on the lack of freedom concerning individual choice, confirming the theory of societal vulnerability and Honneth’s theory of recognition. This level also increases along with increasing opportunities to make acquaintances and have fun in the neighbourhood. In females, this involvement is explained by the distance with regard to pro-sociality level

Criminology · Feeling · Graffiti · Political science · Politics · Sociality · Sociology · Law · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Media and Politics · Social Psychology

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