The YPP Network
The MacArthur Research Network on Youth and Participatory Politics (YPP) formed out of the recognition that youth are critical to the future of democracy and that the digital age is introducing technological changes that are impacting how youth develop into informed, engaged, and effective actors. The Network believed that youth engagement in participatory politics reflects fundamental changes in political expectations, the developmental pathways that can lead to engagement, and the ways in which youth can be politically active. Through research and targeted action projects YPP worked to understand participatory politics, and support the development and implementation of best practices around youth engagement in participatory politics.
Research Projects
Digital Activism, Global Dimensions
E-Publics
Good Participation Project
Media, Activism and Participatory Politics
Youth Activism Project
Youth Media and its Digital Afterlife
Youth Participatory Politics Survey Project
In the first phase, YPP focused on conceptualizing and examining the implications of the rise of new media for the practice of politics and for youth civic and political development, and on analyzing the quantity, quality, and equality of youth engagement in participatory politics. For more on survey findings see - YPPSP report. Research continued in phase II of the grant, but there was an additional focus on putting research into practice through work with educators, platform designers and activists.
YPP Action Projects
Activists and Participatory Politics
Educating for Participatory Politics
