MamaBakers as Everyday Makers: the political is personal

The continuous expansion of citizen participation: a new taxonomy

“…Considering the increasing size of scholarship documenting the decline of traditional forms of political engagement, future studies based solely on dated definitions of political participation risk missing important democratic innovations and opportunities that evolve underneath, or in parallel with, the locus of what is traditionally considered as political (Dunleavy, 1990). Instead, we show that the concepts and tools for measuring new forms of participation can be updated based on the growing research that attempts to identify, document, conceptualize, and taxonomize these new forms of participation and democratic innovations more systematically (O’Toole et al ., 2003; Smith, 2009; Amnå and Ekman, 2014; van Deth, 2014; Chou et al ., 2015; Lee, 2015; Rowe, 2015; Theocharis, 2015). This development is not only important in terms of the analytical advantages stemming from being able to examine political participation in its multiple and oftentimes subtle facets.…”

“…11 Instead, we show that the concepts and tools for measuring new forms of participation can be updated based on the growing research that attempts to identify, document, conceptualize, and taxonomize these new forms of participation and democratic innovations more systematically (O'Toole et al, 2003;Smith, 2009;Amnå and Ekman, 2014;van Deth, 2014;Chou et al, 2015;Lee, 2015;Rowe, 2015;Theocharis, 2015). This development is not only important in terms of the analytical advantages stemming from being able to examine political participation in its multiple and oftentimes subtle facets.…”

“…Placing particular emphasis on the idea of participation as a form of action, Kaase and Marsh (1979) added further 'unconventional' forms of participation (such as attending demonstrations and joining boycotts), opening up the possibilities for wider definitions. Besides, political participation gradually became relevant in areas that would be considered private, social, or economic in earlier times (Brady, 1999;van Deth, 2001;Rowe, 2015), most clearly blurring the boundaries between political and civic participation (Macedo et al, 2005). As a result, very broad definitions have been proposed depicting political participation as 'any dimensions of social activity that are either designed directly to influence government agencies and the policy process, or indirectly to impact civil society, or which attempt to alter systematic patterns of social behavior' (Norris, 2002: 16).…”

“…To what extent does personalizing a pair of NIKE shoes with the word 'sweatshops' inscribed on them fit definitions of participation that do not consider corporations as their targets (McCaughey and Ayers, 2003)? Does the global reach of feminist groups that emerged out of local stay-at-home-mums communities (Rowe, 2015) sharing interests, affinities, and identities that have been traditionally confined to the private realm (Young, 1989) amount to political participation? And if these actions indeed are forms of political participation how, then, do they fit into the general repertoire of participation?…”

Understanding Young People’s Political Engagement in Niger Delta Nigerian

“…Thus, there are different epistemological, suppositional, and empirical methodologies that produce diverse ideologies on the impact of human development to youth participation. Thus, some studies look widely at human development (Vorhaus, 2015) and others explore particular capability, such as the human freedom, while others view it as everyday practices (Rodríguez López, Andreouli, & Howarth, 2015), meetings, debate, and social relations (Rowe, 2015), and activity (Vorhaus, 2015). Moreover, while quick development in human capital has impacts on the experience of young people, the author has taken into account the critical role of human development in the context of the youth experience.…”