Politically Engaged Leisure: The Political Participation of Young People in Contemporary Britain beyond the Serious Leisure Model
This article discusses leisure in contemporary Britain pertaining to the political participation of young people in relation to the concepts of ‘serious leisure’ and ‘politically engaged leisure.’ Leisure is a fundamental component of a young person’s individual and collective identities, and some y...
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openedition-oai:revues.org:angles_1252 https://doi.org/10.4000/angles.1252 urn:doi:10.4000/angles.1252 en https://journals.openedition.org/angles/1252 2020-07-16T02:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/9mzo https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Politically Engaged Leisure: The Political Participation of Young People in Contemporary Britain beyond the Serious Leisure Model Angles Société des Anglicistes de l'Enseignement Supérieur info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/2274-2042 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/angles Pickard, Sarah Royaume-Uni loisirs engagement loisirs engagés participation politique protestation jeunes jeunesse United Kingdom engaged leisure political participation protest serious leisure young people youth This article discusses leisure in contemporary Britain pertaining to the political participation of young people in relation to the concepts of ‘serious leisure’ and ‘politically engaged leisure.’ Leisure is a fundamental component of a young person’s individual and collective identities, and some young people discover an interest in politics during their transition to adulthood. Research on the sociological concept of Serious Leisure Perspective (SLP) (Stebbins, 1982) has been carried out regarding many different activities, but it has rarely been considered apropos young people or indeed political activities. This article examines whether the Serious Leisure Perspective can be applied to traditional and innovative forms of political participation carried out by British youth in the twenty-first century and to what extent politically engaged leisure might be a more fitting term. By adopting a cross-disciplinary approach, the article identifies gaps in the current body of work on leisure and aims to add to academic understanding of leisure by pushing the boundaries of the existing conceptualisations of it. The article illustrates that is it possible to conceptualise political participation as a leisure activity and that the Serious Leisure Perspective could be used to describe it. The article goes on to suggest a new concept politically engaged leisure could be a useful way to describe political participation of politically committed young people in contemporary Britain. Cet article explore les loisirs en Grande-Bretagne contemporaine par rapport à la participation politique des jeunes et les concepts de ‘serious leisure’ (loisirs sérieux) et ‘politically engaged leisure’ (loisirs politiquement engagés). Les loisirs constituent un élément essential de l’identité individuelle et collective des jeunes et certains découvrent un intérêt pour la politique lors de leur transition vers l’âge adulte. Les recherches sur le concept sociologique de Serious Leisure Perspective (SLP) (Stebbins, 1982) portent sur de nombreuses activités, mais rarement concernant les jeunes ou bien la participation politique. Cet article examine si le Serious Leisure Perspective peut être appliqué aux formes traditionnelles et nouvelles de la participation politique des jeunes Britanniques au vingt-et-unième siècle et si le terme ‘politically engaged leisure’ n’est pas plus adapté. Par une approche interdisciplinaire, cet article identifie les lacunes dans les travaux existant sur les loisirs et tente de contribuer aux analyses des loisirs en élargissant les conceptualisations actuelles du terme. L’article montre qu’il est tout à fait possible de considérer la participation politique comme loisirs et que le Serious Leisure Perspective peut être véhiculé et appliqué. Enfin, l’article propose qu’un nouveau concept ‘politically engaged leisure’ (loisirs politiquement engagés) pourrait être utile pour décrire la participation politique chez certains jeunes politiquement actifs en Grande-Bretagne de nos jours. |
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This article discusses leisure in contemporary Britain pertaining to the political participation of young people in relation to the concepts of ‘serious leisure’ and ‘politically engaged leisure.’ Leisure is a fundamental component of a young person’s individual and collective identities, and some young people discover an interest in politics during their transition to adulthood. Research on the sociological concept of Serious Leisure Perspective (SLP) (Stebbins, 1982) has been carried out regarding many different activities, but it has rarely been considered apropos young people or indeed political activities. This article examines whether the Serious Leisure Perspective can be applied to traditional and innovative forms of political participation carried out by British youth in the twenty-first century and to what extent politically engaged leisure might be a more fitting term. By adopting a cross-disciplinary approach, the article identifies gaps in the current body of work on leisure and aims to add to academic understanding of leisure by pushing the boundaries of the existing conceptualisations of it. The article illustrates that is it possible to conceptualise political participation as a leisure activity and that the Serious Leisure Perspective could be used to describe it. The article goes on to suggest a new concept politically engaged leisure could be a useful way to describe political participation of politically committed young people in contemporary Britain. |
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Pickard, Sarah |
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Pickard, Sarah |
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Pickard, Sarah |
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Politically Engaged Leisure: The Political Participation of Young People in Contemporary Britain beyond the Serious Leisure Model |
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Politically Engaged Leisure: The Political Participation of Young People in Contemporary Britain beyond the Serious Leisure Model |
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Politically Engaged Leisure: The Political Participation of Young People in Contemporary Britain beyond the Serious Leisure Model |
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Politically Engaged Leisure: The Political Participation of Young People in Contemporary Britain beyond the Serious Leisure Model |
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Politically Engaged Leisure: The Political Participation of Young People in Contemporary Britain beyond the Serious Leisure Model |
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politically engaged leisure: the political participation of young people in contemporary britain beyond the serious leisure model |
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Angles |
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