YOUTH NETWORK: EXPLORACIÓN DE NUEVAS EXPERIENCIAS DE CIUDADANÍA/ YOUTH NETWORK: EXPLORING NEW CITIZENSHIP PRACTICES

Abstract

This paper presents a study aiming at identifying the different types of practices of citizenship (ethos of citizenship) of adolescents and young students in the new school and new digital scenarios. In particular, it focuses on the experience of a socio-educational movement, called 15M (2011), and its peculiar way of appropriating the new digital tools. The study is based on a qualitative approach: we selected different communities of practices, identifying six case studies and ten discussion groups according to the criteria of homogeneity and eteregoneity. The research work on the cases and the analysis of the group discussions allowed us to identify new ways of experiencing citizenship through the mediation of technologies and different forms of (un)civic relationship and participation through social network sites. All this brought us to reflect and question stereotypes and competences currently attributed to young generation.