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The case for 'everyday politics': Evaluating neo-tribal theory as a way to understand alternative forms of political participation, using electronic dance music culture as an example (2010)
Journal Article
Riley, S. C., Griffin, C., & Morey, Y. (2010). The case for 'everyday politics': Evaluating neo-tribal theory as a way to understand alternative forms of political participation, using electronic dance music culture as an example. Sociology, 44(2), 345-363. https://doi.org/10.1177/0038038509357206

This article argues that youth cultural leisure and consumption practices have the potential to be sites for alternative political participation, an 'everyday politics' that involves a personalizing of politics and an 'aloof ' stance regarding offici... Read More about The case for 'everyday politics': Evaluating neo-tribal theory as a way to understand alternative forms of political participation, using electronic dance music culture as an example.

The 'pleasure citizen': Analyzing partying as a form of social and political participation (2010)
Journal Article
Riley, S., Morey, Y., & Griffin, C. (2010). The 'pleasure citizen': Analyzing partying as a form of social and political participation. Young, 18(1), 33-54. https://doi.org/10.1177/110330880901800104

In this article, we explore the potential for leisure as a site for new forms of political participation. Using electronic dance music culture (EDMC) as an example, we locate our analysis within theories of neo-liberalism and neo-tribalism, both of w... Read More about The 'pleasure citizen': Analyzing partying as a form of social and political participation.