1. Introduction; Shakuntala Banaji.- 2. Motivations for active citizenship in youth organisations in the Italian context; Antonella Guarino, Elvira Cicognani and Bruna Zani.- 3. Youth organisations as a developmental context: A developmental psychological perspective; Clara Mikolajczyk, Katharina Eckstein and Peter Noack.- 4. Between emotion and reason: The role of affective networks and events in sustaining the daily experience of environmental activism; Joana P. Cruz, Carla Malafaia, José Eduardo Silva and Isabel Menezes.- 5. Preaching to the choir: Patterns of non/diversity in youth citizenship movements; Sam Mejias and Shakuntala Banaji.- 6. When Facebook is (not) enough: Hybridity in the media and political strategies of leftist youth organisations; Alena Mackova, Sam Mejias and Jakub Macek.- 7. The cost of intensive civic participation: Young activists on the edge of burnout; Mai Beilmann.- 8. Conclusion: Rhetorics and Realities ofActive Young Citizens Across the European Union; Shakuntala Banaji.

“Back in the day, some imagined that networked technologies would automatically promote democratic politics. Now, with the resurgence of right-wing populism, we know that it’s more difficult than that. This book takes the debate much further, offering detailed and compelling insights into the experiences of young activists, and the challenges they face. It offers a vital practical and theoretical resource for those who are rethinking what we mean by active citizenship in a digital world.” — David Buckingham, Emeritus Professor at Loughborough University, and Visiting Professor at King’s College London, UK