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Lara Burton holds a PhD in information and communication from the Université catholique de Louvain. Her PhD research develops a comprehensive, collective and collectivist approach to study the media practices of civically engaged young adults and how these media practices are embedded in broader social practices.
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Papers by Lara Burton
Observatorio, 2022
There is a paradox in the social sciences between young adults' political disengagement on the on... more There is a paradox in the social sciences between young adults' political disengagement on the one hand and the options for participation offered by developments in information and communication technology on the other. While some studies draw attention to young adults' negative attitudes toward politics and their disengagement from political activities, others highlight the new ways in which they are participating in society and call for an expansion of the political participation repertoire. Based on a discussion of concepts and approaches from a range of disciplines, this paper highlights the complex nature of political participation and considers it in relation to media literacy. It distinguishes between political, civic, and media participation and positions mediatized civic participation at the intersection of the latter two dimensions. This conceptual work calls into question the traditional methods used to study the evolution of political participation from an information and communication perspective. By calling for actors' expertise to be included in the definition of the norm (i.e., comprehensive method), for literacy to be conceptualized at the level of the group (i.e., collective approach), and for a study of practices serving the common good and the proper functioning of democracy to be undertaken (i.e., collectivist approach), this paper offers an effective way to address the relationship between media literacy and civic participation.
Media Literacy, Designing Media and Gaming: a Carleton - Louvain Symposium, 2019
Le Temps des médias, 2016
Commposite, 2019
Le présent article porte sur la participation civique médiatisée de jeunes adultes engagés dans u... more Le présent article porte sur la participation civique médiatisée de jeunes adultes engagés dans un groupe civique. Il débute par une réflexion théorique invitant à reconsidérer la thèse du désengagement politique des jeunes à la lumière de l'expansion du répertoire de participation politique. Cette expansion appelle à conceptualiser trois formes de participation-politique, civique et médiatique-ce qui permet de définir la participation civique médiatisée comme l'utilisation de médias dans le cadre d'activités visant la poursuite d'un bien commun. Cet objet de recherche est ensuite interrogé, de façon compréhensive, à travers l'analyse des pratiques médiatiques de quatre jeunes adultes (25-30 ans) appartenant à une nouvelle vague de collectifs engagés. Le travail empirique aboutit à l'identification d'un ensemble de compétences médiatiques mobilisées par les jeunes adultes étudiés lors de leur participation civique médiatisée. Ces résultats préliminaires soulignent le nécessaire développement de compétences médiatiques pour participer à la vie civique.
Thesis Chapters by Lara Burton
PhD Thesis, 2022
There is a paradox in the social sciences between young adults' political disengagement on the on... more There is a paradox in the social sciences between young adults' political disengagement on the one hand and the options for participation offered by developments in information and communication technology on the other. While some studies draw attention to young adults' negative attitudes toward politics and their disengagement from political activities, others highlight the new ways in which they are participating in society and call for an expansion of the political participation repertoire. Based on a discussion of concepts and approaches from a range of disciplines, this paper highlights the complex nature of political participation and considers it in relation to media literacy. It distinguishes between political, civic, and media participation and positions mediatized civic participation at the intersection of the latter two dimensions. This conceptual work calls into question the traditional methods used to study the evolution of political participation from an information and communication perspective. By calling for actors' expertise to be included in the definition of the norm (i.e., comprehensive method), for literacy to be conceptualized at the level of the group (i.e., collective approach), and for a study of practices serving the common good and the proper functioning of democracy to be undertaken (i.e., collectivist approach), this paper offers an effective way to address the relationship between media literacy and civic participation.
Observatorio, 2022
There is a paradox in the social sciences between young adults' political disengagement on the on... more There is a paradox in the social sciences between young adults' political disengagement on the one hand and the options for participation offered by developments in information and communication technology on the other. While some studies draw attention to young adults' negative attitudes toward politics and their disengagement from political activities, others highlight the new ways in which they are participating in society and call for an expansion of the political participation repertoire. Based on a discussion of concepts and approaches from a range of disciplines, this paper highlights the complex nature of political participation and considers it in relation to media literacy. It distinguishes between political, civic, and media participation and positions mediatized civic participation at the intersection of the latter two dimensions. This conceptual work calls into question the traditional methods used to study the evolution of political participation from an information and communication perspective. By calling for actors' expertise to be included in the definition of the norm (i.e., comprehensive method), for literacy to be conceptualized at the level of the group (i.e., collective approach), and for a study of practices serving the common good and the proper functioning of democracy to be undertaken (i.e., collectivist approach), this paper offers an effective way to address the relationship between media literacy and civic participation.
Media Literacy, Designing Media and Gaming: a Carleton - Louvain Symposium, 2019
Le Temps des médias, 2016
Commposite, 2019
Le présent article porte sur la participation civique médiatisée de jeunes adultes engagés dans u... more Le présent article porte sur la participation civique médiatisée de jeunes adultes engagés dans un groupe civique. Il débute par une réflexion théorique invitant à reconsidérer la thèse du désengagement politique des jeunes à la lumière de l'expansion du répertoire de participation politique. Cette expansion appelle à conceptualiser trois formes de participation-politique, civique et médiatique-ce qui permet de définir la participation civique médiatisée comme l'utilisation de médias dans le cadre d'activités visant la poursuite d'un bien commun. Cet objet de recherche est ensuite interrogé, de façon compréhensive, à travers l'analyse des pratiques médiatiques de quatre jeunes adultes (25-30 ans) appartenant à une nouvelle vague de collectifs engagés. Le travail empirique aboutit à l'identification d'un ensemble de compétences médiatiques mobilisées par les jeunes adultes étudiés lors de leur participation civique médiatisée. Ces résultats préliminaires soulignent le nécessaire développement de compétences médiatiques pour participer à la vie civique.
PhD Thesis, 2022
There is a paradox in the social sciences between young adults' political disengagement on the on... more There is a paradox in the social sciences between young adults' political disengagement on the one hand and the options for participation offered by developments in information and communication technology on the other. While some studies draw attention to young adults' negative attitudes toward politics and their disengagement from political activities, others highlight the new ways in which they are participating in society and call for an expansion of the political participation repertoire. Based on a discussion of concepts and approaches from a range of disciplines, this paper highlights the complex nature of political participation and considers it in relation to media literacy. It distinguishes between political, civic, and media participation and positions mediatized civic participation at the intersection of the latter two dimensions. This conceptual work calls into question the traditional methods used to study the evolution of political participation from an information and communication perspective. By calling for actors' expertise to be included in the definition of the norm (i.e., comprehensive method), for literacy to be conceptualized at the level of the group (i.e., collective approach), and for a study of practices serving the common good and the proper functioning of democracy to be undertaken (i.e., collectivist approach), this paper offers an effective way to address the relationship between media literacy and civic participation.