Imagi(ni)ng Democracy: European youth becoming citizens by visual participation

Project description

A spotlight on European youth and their visual forms of political participation

The youth of today are growing up in a visual world. Their understanding of political action is more likely to be based on repertories of visual participation. The EU-funded ImagiDem will investigate and conceptualise visual participation of young European citizens, online and offline, to formulate a model of democratic practises of the 2020s. The project will look at images and memes posted on social media and follow young people’s visual ways of participation as part of their everyday actions. The project will draw upon visual ethnography with computational big data mining and analysis.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › computer and information sciences › data science › big data
• social sciences › political sciences › government systems › democracy
• natural sciences › computer and information sciences › artificial intelligence › machine learning

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.1.1. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC) Main Programme

Topic(s)

• ERC-2018-STG - ERC Starting Grant

Call for proposal

ERC-2018-STG

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Funding Scheme

ERC-STG - Starting Grant

Host institution

HELSINGIN YLIOPISTO

Net EU contribution

€ 1 352 007,75

Address

Yliopistonkatu 3
00014 Helsingin Yliopisto
Finland

Region

Manner-Suomi › Helsinki-Uusimaa › Helsinki-Uusimaa

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Links

Non-EU contribution

€ 0,00

Beneficiaries (2)

HELSINGIN YLIOPISTO

Finland

Net EU contribution

€ 1 352 007,75

Address

Yliopistonkatu 3
00014 Helsingin Yliopisto

Region

Manner-Suomi › Helsinki-Uusimaa › Helsinki-Uusimaa

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Links

Non-EU contribution

€ 0,00

TAMPEREEN KORKEAKOULUSAATIO SR

Participation ended

Finland

Net EU contribution

€ 122 586,25

Address

Kalevantie 4
33100 Tampere

Region

Manner-Suomi › Länsi-Suomi › Pirkanmaa

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Links

Non-EU contribution

€ 0,00