The Ri-elaboration of the Collective Sphere. New Paths of Sociality and Groups-Formation among the New Generations

<span class="abs_content">Goal of the article is to contribute to the understanding of the reinvention of politics in young generations moving from an in depth sociological examination of the change occurring in the structure of society and in its self-definition. The objective is to...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:
Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Andrea Pirni, Luca Raffini
Formato: article
Lenguaje:EN
Publicado: Coordinamento SIBA 2017
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/c18eb6d53159497ba6e63278267d618b
Etiquetas: Agregar Etiqueta
Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!
id oai:doaj.org-article:c18eb6d53159497ba6e63278267d618b
record_format dspace
spelling oai:doaj.org-article:c18eb6d53159497ba6e63278267d618b2021-11-21T15:11:39ZThe Ri-elaboration of the Collective Sphere. New Paths of Sociality and Groups-Formation among the New Generations1972-76232035-660910.1285/i20356609v9i3p799https://doaj.org/article/c18eb6d53159497ba6e63278267d618b2017-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://siba-ese.unisalento.it/index.php/paco/article/view/16657https://doaj.org/toc/1972-7623https://doaj.org/toc/2035-6609<span class="abs_content">Goal of the article is to contribute to the understanding of the reinvention of politics in young generations moving from an in depth sociological examination of the change occurring in the structure of society and in its self-definition. The objective is to grasp the ambiguity and the ambivalence characterizing the ongoing scenery of change. To carry out this analysis, we will refer to Simmel’s seminar theory of society as a network of relations and, along this line, to the contributions of authors such as Beck, Giddens, Touraine, Melucci, Castells, on the development of the late modernity and the network society. The hy-pothesis we follow is that the younger generations present multiple and original synthesis between sub-jectivity and the collective dimension. The emergence of reticular and fluid relations among individuals fosters the process of individualization and the same reinvention of the nature of social ties. We frame the qualitative transformation of the concept of "group" and "collective" as the culmination of a process of individuation, which does not entail a disappearance of intermediate groups, but that multiplies and radically alters their structure. Groups are more and more fluid and their borders porous. Individuals are no longer defined by their belonging to groups, as the same belonging to groups becomes a contingent and a negotiated act</span><br />Andrea PirniLuca RaffiniCoordinamento SIBAarticleyouthindividualizationgroupscollective spheresocialityPolitical science (General)JA1-92ENPartecipazione e Conflitto, Vol 9, Iss 3, Pp 799-823 (2017)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic youth
individualization
groups
collective sphere
sociality
Political science (General)
JA1-92
spellingShingle youth
individualization
groups
collective sphere
sociality
Political science (General)
JA1-92
Andrea Pirni
Luca Raffini
The Ri-elaboration of the Collective Sphere. New Paths of Sociality and Groups-Formation among the New Generations
description <span class="abs_content">Goal of the article is to contribute to the understanding of the reinvention of politics in young generations moving from an in depth sociological examination of the change occurring in the structure of society and in its self-definition. The objective is to grasp the ambiguity and the ambivalence characterizing the ongoing scenery of change. To carry out this analysis, we will refer to Simmel’s seminar theory of society as a network of relations and, along this line, to the contributions of authors such as Beck, Giddens, Touraine, Melucci, Castells, on the development of the late modernity and the network society. The hy-pothesis we follow is that the younger generations present multiple and original synthesis between sub-jectivity and the collective dimension. The emergence of reticular and fluid relations among individuals fosters the process of individualization and the same reinvention of the nature of social ties. We frame the qualitative transformation of the concept of "group" and "collective" as the culmination of a process of individuation, which does not entail a disappearance of intermediate groups, but that multiplies and radically alters their structure. Groups are more and more fluid and their borders porous. Individuals are no longer defined by their belonging to groups, as the same belonging to groups becomes a contingent and a negotiated act</span><br />
format article
author Andrea Pirni
Luca Raffini
author_facet Andrea Pirni
Luca Raffini
author_sort Andrea Pirni
title The Ri-elaboration of the Collective Sphere. New Paths of Sociality and Groups-Formation among the New Generations
title_short The Ri-elaboration of the Collective Sphere. New Paths of Sociality and Groups-Formation among the New Generations
title_full The Ri-elaboration of the Collective Sphere. New Paths of Sociality and Groups-Formation among the New Generations
title_fullStr The Ri-elaboration of the Collective Sphere. New Paths of Sociality and Groups-Formation among the New Generations
title_full_unstemmed The Ri-elaboration of the Collective Sphere. New Paths of Sociality and Groups-Formation among the New Generations
title_sort ri-elaboration of the collective sphere. new paths of sociality and groups-formation among the new generations
publisher Coordinamento SIBA
publishDate 2017
url https://doaj.org/article/c18eb6d53159497ba6e63278267d618b
work_keys_str_mv AT andreapirni therielaborationofthecollectivespherenewpathsofsocialityandgroupsformationamongthenewgenerations
AT lucaraffini therielaborationofthecollectivespherenewpathsofsocialityandgroupsformationamongthenewgenerations
AT andreapirni rielaborationofthecollectivespherenewpathsofsocialityandgroupsformationamongthenewgenerations
AT lucaraffini rielaborationofthecollectivespherenewpathsofsocialityandgroupsformationamongthenewgenerations
_version_ 1718418788252123136