Posts by Minja
Fame democracy? Social media and visuality-based transformation of the public sphere
In their article, Eeva Luhtakallio and Taina Meriluoto argue that a fame-based logic has become dominant in the strategies of actors in many different situations concerning political action in public. By recognizing the fame-based values informing public action with a pragmatist approach, they argue that a wider variety of action can be recognized as public action and the normative foundations that inform people’s action in public can be interrogated.
Read MoreHow do civil society organizations influence climate change politics? Evidence from India, Indonesia, and Finland
In their article, Luhtakallio, Ylä-Anttila and Lounela compare the efforts of civil society organizations to influence climate change policymaking in three countries with very different traditions of democratic decision making.
Read MoreThe self in selfies—Conceptualizing the selfie-coordination of marginalized youth with sociology of engagements
In her article, Taina Meriluoto conceptualizes selfies as reflexive practices of self-coordination, and develops an analytical framework adapted from the literature of sociology of engagements for their analysis.
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