On the issue of the sociological interpretation of youth civic engagement

UDC 316.4+323.2-052
DOI 10.20339/AM.06-26.075

Artyom A. Molchanov, PhD student, Kemerovo State University, e-mail: artem_molchanov_2015@bk.ru, e-library SPIN-код: 7968-4238, https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9942-8638

The purpose of the article is to consider youth civic engagement as a special type of social activity (not limited to the political aspect only). The methodological basis was formed by classical and modern sociological theories of foreign and domestic researchers representing the following areas: structural functionalism, phenomenological sociology, theory of social fields, actionism; as well as thesaurus, riskological and cultural-scenic concepts. The author notes that the civic activity of young people is implemented mainly in horizontal formats and is aimed at solving specific problems. The repertoire of youth civic engagement is dynamically evolving, generating hybrid forms (media activism, informal urban initiatives), which requires an appeal to modern theoretical frameworks for their analysis. A review of the evolution of approaches to the sociological interpretation of youth civic engagement confirms its role as a mechanism for adaptation to social risks and identity formation, as well as a resource for social transformation.

Keywords: civic engagement, youth, social activism, political activism, sociological interpretation

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