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Young People, Music and Political Participation : from the Cultural Politics to the Political Cultures of Young People Edith Cowan University Research Online Theses : Honours Theses 2004 Young People, Music and Political Participation : From the Cultural Politics to the Political Cultures of Young People Benjamin Taaffe Edith Cowan University Follow this and additional works at: https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses_hons Part of the Civic and Community Engagement Commons, and the Politics and Social Change Commons Recommended Citation Taaffe, B. (2004). Young People, Music and Political Participation : From the Cultural Politics to the Political Cultures of Young People. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses_hons/972 This Thesis is posted at Research Online. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses_hons/972 Edith Cowan University Copyright Warning You may print or download ONE copy of this document for the purpose of your own research or study. 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Higher penalties may apply, and higher damages may be awarded, for offences and infringements involving the conversion of material into digital or electronic form. YOUNG PEOPLE, MUSIC AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION: FROM THE CULTURAL POLITICS TO THE POLITICAL CULTURES OF YOUNG PEOPLE By Benjamin Taaffe A Thesis submitted as Partial Fulfilment of the requirements for the Award of Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Sociology and Anthropology .t- At the Faculty of, Community Services, Education and Social Sciences, Mt Lawley Campus, Edith Cowan University. Date of Submission: December 2004 USE OF THESIS The Use of Thesis statement is not included in this version of the thesis. ABSTRACT This study of young people's participation in politics seeks to investigate some of the areas where music and politics intersect in the lives of young people. From a broad interest in young people's participation, the relationship between young people, music and political participation will be explored. An initial account of the relationship between music and young people's political participation in advanced industrial capitalist societies such as Australia will be established. This relationship has previously received little academic attention. Dominant views of young people that suggest they are not interested in politics, or that they are irrelevant to political decision-making, deny young people's ability to participate. The established literature in the field of young people's political participation is limited in that it operates within a narrow framework which excludes most young people's activities and behaviours. It is apparent that many young people are excluded from formal political participation in contemporary advanced industrial societies. It is thus hoped that this study may help inform future research into the political participation of young people, through the identification of a broader framework for the understanding of young people's participation and politics. In the absence of in-depth fieldwork this project is heavily based upon a critical analysis of current and past literature in fields of study including youth studies, cultural studies, music, politics, civic identity, social movements and the various spaces between these fields. Knowledge of events and activities is also drawn from journalistic accounts and less formal sources such as music websites, flyers and album sleeves. Through reconsidering the dominant discourses and theoretical frameworks within which young people's political participation is conceptualised, a broader conception of political participation is offered. The significance of young people's own perspectives of politics and participation is emphasised. The importance of considering both local and global influences upon the form and content of young people's political participation is stressed. iii It is argued that young people's use of music, through both production and reception, and with varying degrees of intent and specificity of meaning, should be interpreted as having political relevance and as contributing to the form and content of young people's collective and individual political identifications. Contemporary political institutions and discourses need to broaden their scope to include the multiple and diverse modes of political expression and participation found in numerous places. Differences in the type of participation favoured and the issues most relevant, based upon age, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, class, p~ysical ability, culture, style, taste, or any other sources of difference present in society, need to be valued and negotiated fairly in decision-making processes. If governments in advanced ;ndustrial societies are to achieve higher levels of participation in their democratic political systems they need to come some way towards accepting forms of participation that occur through music. They also need to encourage the processes that facilitate the construction of politically active identifications associated with young people's use of music. iv DECLARATION I certify lhat this thesis does not, to the best of my knowledge and belief, incorporate, without acknowledgement, any material previously submitted for a degree or diploma in any institution of higher education; contain any material previously published or written by another person except where due reference is made in the text; or contain any defamatory material. Signature ... Dated .... c"/slrz...!ott ................................ v ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to acknowledge all the people who have contributed to, or shown interest in, this thesis along the path to its completion. Firstly, to my supervisor, Dr John Duff, a huge thankyou for all your patience, guidance, encouragement, enthusiasm and hard work - not JUSt during the course of th.is project, but for the past 4 years of my degree. You have helped inspire in me an interest and passion for social issues and justice that will no doubt stay with me for the rest of my life. To Jeremy Northcote, for many invaluable and enjoyable discussions about this project and for his critical feedback and helpful insights - thankyou. A special thankyou to my wonderful partner, Leanne, for all her persistence and understanding, and for the great efforts she has made to keep us sane over the last year. I would like to thank all of my friends and my family for their love, support and encouragement. To my brother Joshua thanks for your last miilute guidance and much needed help and thanks especially for introducing me to the joy of music and its remarkable powers. vi TABLE OF CONTENTS Copyright & Access declaration .............................................................................. ii Use of Thesis ...............................................................................................ii Absiract. ........................................ :............................................................................ iii Declaration ..................................................................................................................v Acknowledgements .................................................................................................. vi lntroduotion .................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1: The Paradox of Young People's Participation .............................. 4 Youth Apathy & the 'Lost Generation'? ................................................... 4 The Exclusion of Young People From Participation ................................ 7 Finding Participation .............................................................................. 10 Conclusion ............................................................................................ 14 Chapter 2: The Political Participation of Young People Reconsidered ......... 15 'The Political' & Discourses of Participation .......................................... 15 Contemporary Framework for Understanding Political Participation and Young People ........................................................................................ 20 Conclusion ............................................................................................ 28 Chapter 3: Post Modern Identity Polilics (Or Apolitics?)- From Cyberpunks to Satanists, Riot Grrrls to Rev-heads, Goths to Gangsters, Home-boys to Hippies, and Ravers to Rock-a-billies ........................................................... 30 Music-Based Youth Cultures & Cultural Politics .................................... 30 Discourses of Culture & Identity Politics ................................................ 32 Conclusion ............................................................................................ 40 Chapter 4: Cultural Politics & the Potential of Music-Based Youth Cultures for Participation ...........................................................................................
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