Abstract
The objective of this paper is to investigate and discuss young Danish citizens' trust in information, citizenship, and democracy with a focus on the intersecting conditions for their civic engagement and democratic citizenship. The argument and the findings connect three points that strongly relate to questions of trust and distrust: Young citizens are the bearers of future sustainable democracy; Informed citizenship redefined is a vital element in the foundation of sustainable democracy; civic engagement and democratic citizenship depend on the collective trust in allowing new forms of information and informed citizenship, and to support young generations' development of democratic self-efficacy. Empirically, the paper draws on a case study that investigates the problem through 16- to 24-year-old Danes' narratives. The theoretical framing combines conceptions of trust to reduce complexity, the interdependency of trust and distrust, and rationality as an essential motivation for relying on trust.
Originalsprog | Dansk |
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Tidsskrift | First Monday |
Vol/bind | 29 |
Udgave nummer | 12 |
Antal sider | 20 |
ISSN | 1396-0466 |
DOI | |
Status | Udgivet - 20 dec. 2024 |