Kokemuksellisuus yhteiskunnallisen toiminnan pontimena : kansalaisaktivistien näkemyksiä osallistumisesta ja mediassa toimimisesta

Authors

• Auli Harju

Abstract

The article asks what motivates activists in political participation and activism in the 2010s, and how important media publicity is for their political activities. The article first investigates how activists define their experiences on the political: what triggered them to take action, how they see their own activism and its value in the society. Secondly, the article studies media strategies of the activists and explores what are their views on the importance of media, both journalism and social media, for their activism. The research material consists of 12 focused interviews with Finnish activists who have experiences on media publicity.