An 'inconvenient truth'? The problem of recognition of the political message-commentary to Huttunen and Albrecht.

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Abstract

This commentary reflects on Huttunen and Albrecht’s exploration of the representations of young people’s environmental citizenship within the framing of the Fridays for Future (FFF) movement in the Finnish news media and on Twitter. In particular, it problematises the issue of the recognition of young people’s agency by their adult contemporaries, at a watershed moment for global environmental activism. It argues that although young people actively bring the climate change in the forefront of political discussion aiming to shape how environmental responsibility is being understood, the success of the movement will largely depend on the acknowledgement of their political message by its intended recipients; namely their adult contemporaries and politicians.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)139–143
Number of pages5
JournalFennia
Volume199
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 24 Jun 2021

Keywords

  • environmental movement
  • youth activism
  • young people
  • climate strikes
  • political participation

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