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"Volunteering and political activism are two key forms of civic engagement. There is a broad consensus that civic engagement, which often involves participation in various forms of collective action, is a cornerstone of a well-functioning democracy. Civic engagement and participation in collective action have traditionally been linked to social movements and voluntary organizations. Collective action is, however, changing as a result of societal- level processes of change, such as digitalization, the emergence of social media, individualization and globalization.

This book investigates how these social changes have affected the ways individuals participate in different forms of collective action. What consequences does digitalization have for civic engagement in Norway? Is the distinction between volunteering and political activism about being wiped out? Are new organizational forms arising as a result of digitalization and individualization? Has globalization led to new forms of transnational networks? And more generally, are the traditional forms of collective action, rooted in civil society organizations, replaced by a new form of ""connective action""? Based on a variety of data sources, including survey data, case studies and in-depth interviews, the authors paint a broad picture of how different forms of collective action and civic engagement in Norway are influenced by processes of social change.

The analyzes in this book are based on a five-year research project within the Center for Research on Civil Society and Voluntary Sector, funded by the Ministry of Culture. The book presents the project's main findings in an edited volume with contributions from an interdisciplinary team of authors." - "Frivillig innsats og politisk aktivisme er to sentrale former for samfunnsengasjement. Det er en bred enighet om at samfunnsengasjement, som ofte innebærer deltakelse i ulike former for kollektiv handling, er en hjørnestein i et velfungerende demokrati. Samfunnsengasjement og deltakelse i kollektiv handling har tradisjonelt vært knyttet til sosiale bevegelser og frivillige organisasjoner. Kollektive handlingsformer er imidlertid i endring som en følge av endringsprosesser på samfunnsnivå, som digitalisering, fremvekst av sosiale medier, individualisering og globalisering.

Denne boken undersøker hvordan disse samfunnsendringene har påvirket måten individene deltar i ulike former for kollektiv handling på. Hvilke konsekvenser har digitalisering for samfunnsengasjement i Norge? Er skillet mellom frivillighet og politisk aktivisme i ferd med å bli visket ut? Oppstår det nye organisasjonsformer som følge av digitalisering og individualisering? Har globalisering ført til nye former for transnasjonale nettverk? Og mer generelt, blir de tradisjonelle former for kollektiv handling, forankret i sivilsamfunns organisasjoner, erstattet av en ny form for «konnektiv handling»? Basert på en rekke datakilder, inkludert surveydata, casestudier og dybde intervjuer, maler forfatterne et bredt bilde av hvordan ulike former for kollektiv handling og samfunnsengasjement i Norge påvirkes av samfunnsendringsprosesser.

Analysene i denne boken bygger på et femårig forskningsprosjekt innenfor Sentret for forskning på sivilsamfunn og frivillig sektor, finansiert av Kulturdepartementet. Boken presenterer prosjektets hovedfunn i en redigert bok med bidrag fra et tverrfaglig team av forfattere."

This report discusses the connection between education and civic engagement among Norwegian youth: What role does education play in building civic engagement among youths under conditions where the great majority of them are still enrolled in school when they reach the voting age (age 18 in Norway) and when close to half of the age group continues to higher education? Øia and Lauglo have analyzed a nationwide survey of more than 1100 youths in Norway that was carried out in 2002. The data shows that secondary school students that do well in school and, especially, plan to continue to higher education, are more engaged in politics than other students. Civic engagement, however, is not part of some pliant and conformist adjustment to life at school. Those who convert their interest in actual political participation have more often than others had conflictual relations with school authority. The researchers find that the positive associations between civic engagement and the measure "Political Socialization at Home" are strikingly consistens and usually quite strong, across all indications of civic engagement, and all statistical models. This measure of home influence reflects both how frequently the student talks with parents about politics and social issues, and that such communication occurs in a family context where the student is encouraged to make his/her own decisions. The Norwegian findings thus show that young people's active interest and involvement in politics continue to be strongly rooted in the family contrary to much current theorizing about the decline of influence of the family as a source of young people's identities in contemporary modern societies. The report was commissioned by The Centre for Educational Research and Innovation at OECD as part of the project Social Outcomes of Learning. ; Denne rapporten drøfter sammenhengen mellom utdanning og engasjement i politikk og samfunnsspørsmål blant ungdom. Rapporten gir en brei gjennomgang av nordisk og internasjonal litteratur på området. Videre analyseres data fra Ung i Norge 2002. Andelen unge som tar høyere utdanning har økt. Generelt viser våre funn at det er en positiv sammenheng mellom utdanningsnivå og samfunnsengasjement.

This report discusses the connection between education and civic engagement among Norwegian youth: What role does education play in building civic engagement among youths under conditions where the great majority of them are still enrolled in school when they reach the voting age (age 18 in Norway) and when close to half of the age group continues to higher education? Øia and Lauglo have analyzed a nationwide survey of more than 1100 youths in Norway that was carried out in 2002. The data shows that secondary school students that do well in school and, especially, plan to continue to higher education, are more engaged in politics than other students. Civic engagement, however, is not part of some pliant and conformist adjustment to life at school. Those who convert their interest in actual political participation have more often than others had conflictual relations with school authority. The researchers find that the positive associations between civic engagement and the measure "Political Socialization at Home" are strikingly consistens and usually quite strong, across all indications of civic engagement, and all statistical models. This measure of home influence reflects both how frequently the student talks with parents about politics and social issues, and that such communication occurs in a family context where the student is encouraged to make his/her own decisions. The Norwegian findings thus show that young people's active interest and involvement in politics continue to be strongly rooted in the family contrary to much current theorizing about the decline of influence of the family as a source of young people's identities in contemporary modern societies. The report was commissioned by The Centre for Educational Research and Innovation at OECD as part of the project Social Outcomes of Learning. ; Denne rapporten drøfter sammenhengen mellom utdanning og engasjement i politikk og samfunnsspørsmål blant ungdom. Rapporten gir en brei gjennomgang av nordisk og internasjonal litteratur på området. Videre analyseres data fra Ung i Norge 2002. Andelen unge som tar høyere utdanning har økt. Generelt viser våre funn at det er en positiv sammenheng mellom utdanningsnivå og samfunnsengasjement.