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Amnå, E. (2023). Erik Amnå, Gästskribent: [Ett öppet brev till Liberalernas partiledare Johan Pehrson]. In: Lars-Erik Måg; John Thornander (Ed.), Liberalerna Dalarna 110 år: En sammanfattning av 10-årsperioden 2011-2020 (pp. 38-41). Borlänge: Liberalerna Dalarna
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Erik Amnå, Gästskribent: [Ett öppet brev till Liberalernas partiledare Johan Pehrson]
2023 (Swedish)In: Liberalerna Dalarna 110 år: En sammanfattning av 10-årsperioden 2011-2020 / [ed] Lars-Erik Måg; John Thornander, Borlänge: Liberalerna Dalarna , 2023, p. 38-41Chapter in book (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.))
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Borlänge: Liberalerna Dalarna, 2023
National Category
Political Science
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-112939 (URN)
Available from: 2024-04-06 Created: 2024-04-06 Last updated: 2024-04-08Bibliographically approved
Stattin, H., Amnå, E. & Russo, S. (2023). Setting societal engagement goals during adolescence amplifies the impacts of political interest on political activities during young adulthood. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 47(2), 135-145
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Setting societal engagement goals during adolescence amplifies the impacts of political interest on political activities during young adulthood
2023 (English)In: International Journal of Behavioral Development, ISSN 0165-0254, E-ISSN 1464-0651, Vol. 47, no 2, p. 135-145Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

This study examines whether youth’s goals for their future societal engagement affect their future political activities. We hypothesized, first, that youth’s political interest would be a central predictor of their future political activities and, second, that their goals for future societal engagement would moderate their political interest. The greatest future political activity would be among youth who were both politically interested and had set high goals. A community sample of about 400 16-year-olds (Mage=16.62, SD=0.71, 50.8% females) was followed over four years. The theory of planned behavior was applied. Different types of political action were predicted: offline political activities, online political activities, membership of a political/civic organization, and taking a stance in public for a party pre and post voting in a national election. Age-16 political interest significantly predicted all age-20 political activities, except for being a member of political/civic organizations and actual voting. In line with the second hypothesis, significant interactions were found between political interest and setting societal goals for all the future political activities except voting. It was concluded that youth’s early-developed agency in setting goals for their societal engagement has widespread predictive utility for their political activities over a lengthy period. 

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Sage Publications, 2023
Keywords
theory of planned behavior, goals, motivation, political interest, civic and political activities, political efficacy, national election, late adolescence, longitudinal study
National Category
Political Science Psychology
Research subject
Psychology; Political Science
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-100573 (URN)10.1177/01650254221113465 (DOI)000838275800001 ()2-s2.0-85135815537 (Scopus ID)
Funder
Riksbankens Jubileumsfond, M2008-0073:1-PK
Available from: 2022-08-12 Created: 2022-08-12 Last updated: 2023-07-28Bibliographically approved
Amnå, E. (2023). Utan bildning dör demokratin. In: Leif Grundberg (Ed.), Samtal i Höga Kusten. Perspektiv på kunskap, folkbildning och demokrati: Seminarium 29 oktober 2023 på Örnsköldsviks museum & konsthall (pp. 9-14). Sundsvall: Mittuniversitetet
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Utan bildning dör demokratin
2023 (Swedish)In: Samtal i Höga Kusten. Perspektiv på kunskap, folkbildning och demokrati: Seminarium 29 oktober 2023 på Örnsköldsviks museum & konsthall / [ed] Leif Grundberg, Sundsvall: Mittuniversitetet , 2023, , p. 6p. 9-14Chapter in book (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.))
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Sundsvall: Mittuniversitetet, 2023. p. 6
National Category
Political Science
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-112938 (URN)9789189786509 (ISBN)
Funder
Mid Sweden University
Note

Inledningsanförande vid seminariet "Samtal i Höga Kusten. Perspektiv på kunskap, folkbildning och demokrati".

Available from: 2024-04-06 Created: 2024-04-06 Last updated: 2024-04-08Bibliographically approved
Stattin, H. & Amnå, E. (2022). Basic Values Transform Political Interest into Diverse Political Values, Attitudes and Behaviors. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 51(11), 2205-2218
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Basic Values Transform Political Interest into Diverse Political Values, Attitudes and Behaviors
2022 (English)In: Journal of Youth and Adolescence, ISSN 0047-2891, E-ISSN 1573-6601, Vol. 51, no 11, p. 2205-2218Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Since politically interested adolescents do not necessarily present humanistic, environmental and democratic values, this study addresses the hitherto ignored role that how these basic human values play in politically interested adolescents’political values, attitudes and behaviors. A cluster analysis of 857 Swedish upper-secondary students (50.8% girls, Mage = 16.62, SD = 0.71) identified politically interested adolescents who attached high levels of importance to others’welfare and politically interested adolescents who attached low levels of importance. They differed on most comparative measures: environmental values, inclusive attitudes towards immigrants, support of democratic principles, trust in social movements, and readiness to step in if something jeopardizes the welfare of others. The conclusion is that the value of attaching high importance to others’ welfare or not transforms youth’s political interest into diverse attitudes and behaviors. The cluster group of politically interested adolescents who attached low importance to others’ welfare largely consisted of males.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Plenum Publishers, 2022
National Category
Political Science
Research subject
Psychology; Political Science
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-100131 (URN)10.1007/s10964-022-01654-w (DOI)000824991200002 ()35802310 (PubMedID)2-s2.0-85133603476 (Scopus ID)
Funder
Riksbankens Jubileumsfond, M2008-0073:1-PKUppsala University
Available from: 2022-07-09 Created: 2022-07-09 Last updated: 2023-12-08Bibliographically approved
Amnå, E. (2022). Bildningsäventyr i osäkerhetens tid. In: Kenneth Abrahamsson; Per-Ola Jansson; Torvald Åkesson (Ed.), Demokratin som bildningsväg: (pp. 363-370). Stockholm: Carlsson Bokförlag
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Bildningsäventyr i osäkerhetens tid
2022 (Swedish)In: Demokratin som bildningsväg / [ed] Kenneth Abrahamsson; Per-Ola Jansson; Torvald Åkesson, Stockholm: Carlsson Bokförlag, 2022, p. 363-370Chapter in book (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.))
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Stockholm: Carlsson Bokförlag, 2022
Keywords
Folkbildning, populism, autokratens, tillit, ojämlikhet
National Category
Political Science
Research subject
Political Science
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-102363 (URN)9789189065444 (ISBN)
Available from: 2022-11-23 Created: 2022-11-23 Last updated: 2022-11-24Bibliographically approved
Ekman, J. & Amnå, E. (2022). Civic Engagement. In: Marco Giugni; Maria Grasso (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Political Participation: (pp. 381-395). Oxford: Oxford University Press
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Civic Engagement
2022 (English)In: The Oxford Handbook of Political Participation / [ed] Marco Giugni; Maria Grasso, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022, p. 381-395Chapter in book (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

The chapter focuses specifically on civic engagement as a distinct mode of political activity among citizens in contemporary democracies. In the first section, we review existing definitions of “civic engagement” in the literature, noting in particular the lack of common notions of what it entails, as well as the critique against too wide or all-encompassing definitions. In the second section, we develop a conceptual discussion about civic engagement and political participation, and suggest a thin notion of civic engagement that may be measured in a straightforward way in empirical studies. In the third section, we turn to an overview of recent empirical works on civic engagement, highlighting key findings and suggesting avenues for further research.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022
Keywords
Civic engagement, civil participation, involvement, community, volunteering, political activity, political participation, democracy
National Category
Political Science
Research subject
Political Science
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-94954 (URN)9780198861126 (ISBN)
Available from: 2021-10-11 Created: 2021-10-11 Last updated: 2022-03-08Bibliographically approved
Amnå, E. (2022). Första gången. In: Niklas Bolin; Kajsa Falasca; Marie Grusell; Lars Nord (Ed.), Snabbtänkt 2.022: Reflektioner från valet 2022 av ledande forskare (pp. 92-92). Sundsvall: Mittuniversitetet
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Första gången
2022 (Swedish)In: Snabbtänkt 2.022: Reflektioner från valet 2022 av ledande forskare / [ed] Niklas Bolin; Kajsa Falasca; Marie Grusell; Lars Nord, Sundsvall: Mittuniversitetet , 2022, p. 92-92Chapter in book (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.))
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Sundsvall: Mittuniversitetet, 2022
Series
DEMICOM-rapport ; 51
National Category
Political Science
Research subject
Political Science
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-101387 (URN)9789189341777 (ISBN)
Available from: 2022-09-22 Created: 2022-09-22 Last updated: 2024-02-13Bibliographically approved
Amnå, E. & Helander, A. (2022). Ungas organisering och politiska deltagande: En kunskapsöversikt. Stockholm: Forte
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Ungas organisering och politiska deltagande: En kunskapsöversikt
2022 (Swedish)Report (Refereed)
Abstract [sv]

Medborgarnas frivilliga deltagande i politiken uppfattas som centralt för en levande demokrati. Baserat på fler än 300 färska studier visar den här rapporten att ungas politiska deltagande blivit allt svårare att definiera och avgränsa. Ett skäl är att ungdomar hela tiden utvecklar nya vägar för att försöka påverka, som reaktion på sociala, samhälleliga, teknologiska och politiska förändringar. Ett annat är att vissa handlingar motiveras av traditionella medborgarplikter, medan andra utformas mer utifrån en strävan efter ett individualiserat och uttrycksfullt självförverkligande.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Stockholm: Forte, 2022. p. 83
Keywords
Politiskt deltagande, unga
National Category
Political Science
Research subject
Political Science
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-98641 (URN)9789188561442 (ISBN)
Funder
Forte, Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare
Available from: 2022-04-21 Created: 2022-04-21 Last updated: 2022-04-21Bibliographically approved
Stattin, H., Eckstein, K. & Amnå, E. (2022). Why Some Adolescents Are Open To Their Parents’ Political Communication. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 51(11), 2235-2247
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Why Some Adolescents Are Open To Their Parents’ Political Communication
2022 (English)In: Journal of Youth and Adolescence, ISSN 0047-2891, E-ISSN 1573-6601, Vol. 51, no 11, p. 2235-2247Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

This study examines the conditions that make adolescents open to their parents’ attempts at political socialization. Based on a reformulation of the perceptual accuracy argument, that parents’ messages are filtered through correct perceptions of these messages by adolescents, the study suggests that adolescents who accurately recognize their parents’ high political sophistication are particularly likely to attend to and be open to their parents’ political communication. This proposition was tested using cluster analysis of a sample of 505 Swedish upper-secondary students and their parents (51% girls;Mage = 16.56, SD = 0.67). The analysis yielded two clusters where adolescents correctly identified (26%) and failed to correctly identify (22%) their parents’ high political sophistication, and three clusters where both parents and adolescents reported low or medium parental political sophistication (10%, 11%, and 32%). In confirmation of the hypothesis, members of the cluster group of adolescents who correctly recognized their parents’ high political sophistication were particularly aware of parents’ political socialization attempts and receptive to parents’ political communication. Moreover, these youth considered their parents’ political views as important and, accordingly, seemed to perceive their parents as political role models.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Plenum Publishers, 2022
Keywords
Political socialization, Perceptual accuracy, Parents, Adolescents, Political role model, Political sophistication
National Category
Political Science Psychology
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-100132 (URN)10.1007/s10964-022-01653-x (DOI)000824991200003 ()35802309 (PubMedID)2-s2.0-85133642987 (Scopus ID)
Funder
Riksbankens Jubileumsfond, M2008-0073:1-PKUppsala University
Available from: 2022-07-09 Created: 2022-07-09 Last updated: 2023-12-08Bibliographically approved
Tzankova, I., Prati, G., Eckstein, K., Noack, P., Amnå, E., Frosso, M.-S., . . . Cicognani, E. (2021). Adolescents’ Patterns of Citizenship Orientations and Correlated Contextual Variables: Results From a Two-Wave Study in Five European Countries. Youth & society, 53(8), 1311-1334
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Adolescents’ Patterns of Citizenship Orientations and Correlated Contextual Variables: Results From a Two-Wave Study in Five European Countries
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2021 (English)In: Youth & society, ISSN 0044-118X, E-ISSN 1552-8499, Vol. 53, no 8, p. 1311-1334Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Studies on youth participation tend to characterize youth as either active and trustful or as passive and alienated. This cross-national and longitudinal study examines patterns of citizenship orientations characterized by both manifest and latent involvement differentiated by one’s position toward institutional politics (trustful or distrustful) among 1,914 adolescents from five European countries (53.5% female; Mage = 16.27). Demographic and proximal contextual correlates associated with different orientations at a 1-year interval were also assessed. Latent profile analysis identified four groups of citizenship orientations among adolescents: engaged trustful, engaged distrustful, unengaged trustful, and unengaged distrustful. Differences of membership likelihood were found for background characteristics (gender and family income), school characteristics (track, democratic climate, student participation, and its perceived quality), family, and peer norms of participation.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Sage Publications, 2021
Keywords
youth participation, political trust, civic development, proximal contexts, person-centered analysis
National Category
Sociology Political Science
Research subject
Political Science
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-84613 (URN)10.1177/0044118X20942256 (DOI)000549358800001 ()2-s2.0-85087940065 (Scopus ID)
Projects
Catch-EyoU
Funder
EU, Horizon 2020, 649538
Available from: 2020-07-15 Created: 2020-07-15 Last updated: 2022-01-13Bibliographically approved
Organisations
Identifiers
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