slacktivism

Dal clicktivism all'attivismo sul campo: come passare dalla consapevolezza online all'azione tangibile per il cambiamento sociale. Margherita Devalle intervista l'attivista, docente universitaria e co-autrice del podcast di Chora Media "Il Sottosopra", Serena Doe Mazzini.

L'engagement sur les réseaux sociaux peut-il acter des changements politiques ? Ou est-ce un moyen de se regarder le nombril en pensant que l'on change les choses ? Avec la place grandissante accordée aux réseaux sociaux dans notre société et l'émergence de nouveaux mouvements comme #BlackLivesMatter et #MeToo, cette question se pose de plus en plus, et différents avis se confrontent.

Pour Chanelle Lakafia, créatrice de contenus, ce sont les problèmes du racisme et des discriminations qui l’ont poussée à prendre position sur les réseaux sociaux. Elle nous parle de son éveil politique, les possibilités et les écueils de l’activisme en ligne, la question des discriminations en France et aux États-Unis et la lutte antiraciste qui l’anime.

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Parteien sind unattraktiv und wenig vertrauenswürdig - bei sozialen Bewegungen mangelt es dafür an Durchhaltevermögen, um die selbst gesteckten Ziele zu erreichen. So lautet oftmals die Kritik. Was muss also passieren, damit Parteien wieder attraktiver und soziale Bewegungen erfolgreich werden? Wir wollen in unserer ersten Exkursfolge wissen, was denn eigentlich die Wissenschaft dazu sagt. Dafür sprechen wir im Rahmen von zwei kurzen Interviews mit den Expert*innen Prof. Dr. Arndt Leininger (Politologe, TU Chemnitz) und Dr. Sophia Hunger (Protestforscherin, WZB). Von Prof. Dr. Leininger wollen wir wissen: Wie wichtig ist Social Media, um als Partei wieder junge Menschen zu erreichen? Und warum ist eine breite Themenaufstellung nicht immer von Vorteil für Parteien? Im zweiten Teil der Folge erklärt uns Dr. Sophia Hunger, was eine soziale Bewegung erfolgreich macht, was unter dem Begriff „Slacktivism“ zu verstehen ist und ob Fridays For Future besser eine Partei gründen sollte, um die Ziele der Bewegung zu erreichen.

Discussion with WANBO
Leaders of the environmental initiative WANBO at Island School, Ethan Yap and Kimberley Ng join the Carbon Neutral Podcast to discuss slacktivism, importance of sustainable development education to youth and student-led projects. We dive deep into the creation and purpose of WANBO's projects such as reusable mask, recycling and education. We also promote the idea of creating any sort of direct impact in order for advocacy work to be meaningful and effective. This podcast also discusses the increasingly worsening air conditions, the deteriorating environment and more!

James Dennis is a senior lecturer in political communication and journalism at the University of Portsmouth ~

I have to admit - I’ve never really liked those Facebook profile picture overlays. You know the ones that have catchy slogans and campaign hashtags that are designed to raise awareness for certain issues like mental health - but have massive bank brands behind them? Yeah, you know. As well as wondering about the motivations of the brands behind these campaigns, I’ve often queried the individual motivations behind the people who add these overlays to their profile pictures. Are they really engaged - or do they just want to appear to be? Are they better citizens than me for using their platform to signal and proudly align themselves with a cause - while I just keep my regular profile picture? 

As with most things in our social media realm and our human behaviour, the answer is more complex than what’s on the surface. This practice of supporting a political or social cause by means such as social media or online petitions is sometimes referred to as 'Slacktivism' - which, by definition, is characterised as involving very little effort or commitment. Updating an overlay on your profile picture is pretty simple, after all - but is this popular definition - and my past scepticism - a fair assessment?

In this episode, we’re speaking with James Dennis, Senior Lecturer in Political Communication and Journalism at the University of Portsmouth. James’s research focuses on digital politics and in particular, political engagement on social media. James has written a book called Beyond Slacktivism: Political Participation on Social Media. By reflecting on his research, James argues that the definition of slacktivism is too narrow and that the use of social media in regards to political issues can actually be more beneficial and progressive than we think. 

In this episode, we chat to James about his research, popular definitions of slacktivism and his reasons as to why should think more broadly about this idea as it exists on the spectrum of being aware, informed and active.

For me, this conversation was really refreshing and hope-inspiring, and reflected the power that our social platforms have to spread awareness, educate and amplify resources and materials that are informative, useful and, ultimately, progressive.

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Learn more about James, including information about his book: Beyond Slacktivism: Political Participation on Social Media, by visiting his website. You can also follow James on Twitter. 

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