Academic Coverage of Online Activism of Disabled People: A Scoping Review

Societies, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(11), P. 215 - 215

Published: Oct. 23, 2024

Disabled people need to be activists given the many problematic lived realities they face. However, frequently encounter obstacles in traditional offline activism. Online activism could a potential alternative. The objective of this scoping review is examine extent and nature coverage disabled academic literature that focuses on online We searched abstracts Scopus, Web Science, 70 databases EBSCO-HOST for presence 57 terms linked or tools places activism, which generated 18,069 qualitative analysis. Of abstracts, only 54 discussed by people. Among these relevant one contained term “Global South”. No were found “Metaverse” “Democrac*” together with “activis*”. Only two phrase “digital citizen*”. Out terms, 28 had no hits. thematic analysis identified 24 themes: 6 themes 30 positive sentiment, 7 negative 11 present 23 neutral sentiment. There three main role use activism; technical accessibility barriers attitudinal problems arising from ableist judgments. intersectionality disability identity other marginalized identities issue empowerment rarely addressed, ability judgment-based concepts beyond term’s “ableism” “ableist” not used. study underscores necessity further research few found. also indicates actions are needed examples best practices exist applied more often. Future studies should incorporate broader range enrich support activists.

Language: Английский

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Voluntary Activities of Student Youth in Condition of Modern Russian Society

REGIONOLOGY, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 32(4), P. 749 - 767

Published: Dec. 23, 2024

Introduction. The relevance of the research is conditioned by presence a sustainable institutional request authorities and public sector regarding development youth civic potential. However, young people demonstrate an inert format mobilisation social activity resources. aim study to analyse dynamic environment student volunteer activity. Young people’s choices evaluations content, scope variety voluntary activities shows obvious vectors typical choice, resource uniqueness, also demonstrates examples number typological regional areas topics. Materials Methods. used systems approach structural-functional analysis in order substantiate issue volunteering. . basis for was results authors’ own on topic: “Volunteer Kuzbass” (n = 715), conducted 2023–2024, reports implementation projects Kemerovo region – Kuzbass 2022. Results. can be carried out consolidated manner or have multidirectional applying potential youth. conditions socio-political communication determine certain dynamics, intensity, temporality activities. Analysis questionnaire survey among revealed contradiction: respondents offer recommendations practical improvement organization activities, but find it difficult identify subjects these changes. Discussion Conclusion. Student volunteering defined as interaction that built form interactive multifunctional relationships, when interests parties involved are interconnected combination requests from drivers volunteering, stakeholders experts, well performers role themselves. obtained significance organizers, supervisors, authorities, directly communities people.

Language: Английский

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Demobilization of Russian youth and barriers to digital civil activism

THE KAZAN SOCIALLY-HUMANITARIAN BULLETIN, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 5 (62), P. 4 - 10

Published: Oct. 23, 2023

The article examines sociological discourse and approaches to defining the concept of demobilization. emphasis is on personal level demobilizing barriers participation Russian youth in digital activism. An all-Russian survey experts field was conducted (32 from 8 federal districts). author proposes a typology that cause demobilization at stages involvement (information, reputational, resource barriers, as well socialization, irresponsibility, mistrust, goal setting) retention (barriers perspective, communication, formalization, routinization network) civic influence exerted by environment enhancing effects shown. conclusion drawn about high frequency confrontations between participants organizers activism with identified but same time positive attitude possibilities overcoming them.

Language: Английский

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