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10 Questions for Changemakers
The 10 Questions for Changemakers Project's focus was on integrating insights from across the YPP Network into a clear set of design principles, supported by compelling, concrete, real-world examples.
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Activists and Participatory Politics
The Activists and Participatory Politics project worked to provide support and highlight the effective practices of activist groups that promoted participatory politics and youth civic and political engagement.
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Digital Activism, Global Dimensions
Digital Activism, Global Dimensions, led by Network member Ethan Zuckerman, is a set of case studies designed to explore the dynamics of activism in the age of digital communications.
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E-Publics
E-Publics, led by Network member Danielle Allen, explored the positive and negative impacts of the Internet on the "new public sphere."
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Educating for Participatory Politics
Through the efforts of four teams based in three different cities, the Educating for Participatory Politics (EPP) project explored the transformations that accompanied the digital age, and investigated the opportunities for educators to prepare young people to participate in civic and political life.
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Good Participation Project
The Good Participation Project (GP), led by Network member Howard Gardner and Carrie James, was a study of the why, what, and how of contemporary young people’s civic and political participation.
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Media, Activism and Participatory Politics
The Media, Activism, and Participatory Politics (MAPP) Project, led by Network member Henry Jenkins and Sangita Shresthova, was based at USC’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism and conducted five case studies of diverse youth-driven communities that translated mechanisms of participatory culture into civic engagement and political participation.
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Youth Activism Project
The Youth Activism Project (YAP), led by Network member Jennifer Earl, focused on youth engagement in online activism, particularly more ephemeral forms of activism (often referred to as flash activism).
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Youth Media and its Digital Afterlife
Youth Media and its Digital Afterlife, led by Network member Elisabeth Soep, followed young people’s creative, investigative, and civic-minded projects through the stages of development, distribution, and—crucially—what happened once the work was released to networked audiences.
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Youth Participatory Politics Survey Project
The Youth Participatory Politics Survey Project (YPPSP), led by Network members Cathy Cohen and Joseph Kahne, has collected survey data from a nationally representative sample of more than 2,500 respondents ages 15-25. This data provides researchers with a unique opportunity to interrogate how youth from a variety of backgrounds participate in and experience public life, online and off.
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