Political activism is not just for youngsters

Many ways of making our views heard

The usual image of political activism is of young people, probably students, waving banners, or even throwing cobbles at serried ranks of law enforcement. But as the eleven papers, brought together for an issue of Contemporary Social Science, by Melissa Nolas and her colleagues from Goldsmith University, show there is a case to be made for the occurrences of political activism right across the life course.

This useful article from SocialScienceSpace by Professor David Canter, the internationally renowned applied social researcher, shows that activism at all ages is needed for effective social and political change. It includes a number of useful links to other articles and resources.