Demobilization of Russian youth and barriers to digital civil activism
https://doi.org/10.26907/2079-5912.2023.5.4-10
Abstract
The article examines sociological discourse and approaches to defining the concept of demobilization. The emphasis is on the personal level of demobilizing barriers to participation of Russian youth in digital activism. An all-Russian survey of experts in the field of digital participation of youth was conducted (32 experts from 8 federal districts). The author proposes a typology of barriers that cause demobilization at the stages of involvement (information, reputational, resource barriers, as well as barriers of socialization, irresponsibility, mistrust, goal setting) and retention (barriers of perspective, communication, formalization, routinization and network) of youth in civic activism. The influence exerted by the digital environment on enhancing demobilization effects is shown. The conclusion is drawn about the high frequency of confrontations between participants and organizers of digital activism with the identified barriers, but at the same time the positive attitude of experts about the possibilities of overcoming them.
Supporting agencies: The research was funded by the Russian Science Foundation and the Government of the Sverdlovsk Region No. 22-28-20265, https://rscf.ru/project/22-28-20265/.
About the Author
S. B. Abramova
Ural Federal University named after the First President of Russia B. N. Yeltsin
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Sofya B. Abramova (Russia,) Associate Professor, Cand. Sci. (Sociology), Department of Applied Sociology Department of Political Science and Sociology Urals Institute of Humanities
Author ID: 253591
Ekaterinburg
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Abramova S.B. Demobilization of Russian youth and barriers to digital civil activism. The Kazan Socially-Humanitarian Bulletin. 2023;(5 (62)):4-10. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.26907/2079-5912.2023.5.4-10
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