Youth environmental activism in the age of social media: the case of Chile (2009-2019)

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dc.contributor.authorScherman, Andres
dc.contributor.authorValenzuela, Sebastián
dc.contributor.authorRivera, Sebastian
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-10T13:10:28Z
dc.date.available2024-01-10T13:10:28Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractBetween 2009 and 2019, Chile experienced the rise and fall of a powerful and influential environmental movement. This movement spurred massive protests against large-scale energy and mining projects, successfully blocking many of them. Although these demonstrations brought together people of all ages and backgrounds, youth were particularly active in advocating for the environment. As digital natives, young people may experiment with new ways of engaging in participatory actions, especially through social network sites, instant messaging and other social applications. We use data from the annual Youth, Participation, and Media Use surveys fielded between 2009 and 2019 to study the individual-level relationship between social media and environmental activism among young Chileans. As expected, we find that social media use is positively associated with participation in environmental issues. Nevertheless, this relationship is dynamic, gradually weakening over time. Thus, our results suggest that social media effects on environmental activism are contingent upon the specific stage of the protest cycle. We close with a discussion of the relevance of our findings as well as their limitations.
dc.description.funderAgencia Nacional de Investigacion y Desarrollo of Chile (ANID)-Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Cientifico y Tecnologico Fondecyt
dc.description.funderMillennium Science Initiative Program
dc.description.funderFondecyt
dc.description.funderAgencia Nacional de Investigacion y Desarrollo of Chile (ANID)
dc.description.funderAgencia Nacional de Investigacion y Desarrollo of Chile (ANID), Scholarship program, DOCTORADO BECAS CHILE
dc.fechaingreso.objetodigital2024-05-09
dc.format.extent20 páginas
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/13676261.2021.2010691
dc.identifier.eissn1469-9680
dc.identifier.issn1367-6261
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/13676261.2021.2010691
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/77861
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000728704500001
dc.information.autorucFacultad de comunicaciones ; Valenzuela, Sebastián ; 0000-0001-5991-7364 ; 6859
dc.information.autorucFacultad de Comunicaciones; Valenzuela Leighton, Sebastian Andres; S/I; 6859
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesocontenido completo
dc.publisherROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
dc.revistaJOURNAL OF YOUTH STUDIES
dc.rightsacceso abierto
dc.subjectSocial media use
dc.subjectparticipation
dc.subjectenvironmental
dc.subjectyouth
dc.subjectChile
dc.subjectactivism
dc.subjectprotests
dc.subjectPROTEST BEHAVIOR
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ENGAGEMENT
dc.subjectPARTICIPATION
dc.subjectINFORMATION
dc.subjectFACEBOOK
dc.subjectCITIZENSHIP
dc.subjectEXPRESSION
dc.subjectMOVEMENTS
dc.subjectLIFE
dc.titleYouth environmental activism in the age of social media: the case of Chile (2009-2019)
dc.typeartículo
sipa.codpersvinculados6859
sipa.codpersvinculados6859
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadCarga SIPA;09-01-2024
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