Open this publication in new window or tab >>2014 (English)In: Journal of Social Science Education, E-ISSN 1618-5293, Vol. 13, no 4, p. 115-126Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
In this article we argue that young people’s political participation in the social media can be considered ‘public pedagogy’. The argument builds on a previous empirical analysis of a Swedish net community called Black Heart. Theoretically, the article is based on a particular notion of public pedagogy, education and Hannah Arendt’s expressive agonism. The political participation that takes place in the net community builds up an educational situation that involves central characteristics: communication, community building, a strong content focus and content production, argumentation and rule following. These characteristics pave the way for young people’s public voicing, experiencing, preferences and political interests that guide their everyday political life and learning – a phenomenon that we understand as a form of public pedagogy.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Bielefeld: Bielefeld University, 2014
Keywords
education, public pedagogy, social media, young people, political participation, agonism, net community
National Category
Educational Sciences Pedagogy
Research subject
Education
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-51720 (URN)10.2390/jsse-v13-i4-1366 (DOI)2-s2.0-84941949099 (Scopus ID)
2014-12-292016-08-222023-10-04Bibliographically approved