"Most of the examples of participation on Edgeryders, although there are exception, could be called process oriented. Rather than using any means to work towards a well defined goal, they aim to establish procedures and forms of interaction where political discussions and actions are made possible. This can be seen in protest movements as well as the system building and social innovation. As is expressed in an interview with a participant of Los Indignados posted on Edgeryders,35 in examples such as occupy and Indignados, this has been criticized from outsiders as a weakness. But from within the movements it is rather seen as an indication that they are trying to address the roots of the contemporary political situation rather than trying to fix problems on the surface."
- Darek Kedra
"It used to be that youth policy around participation was focused on bringing youth into the institutional forms of participation. In Edgeryders we are seeing how youth are active in creating their own initiatives and spaces that work with different kinds of procedures and practices than institutional politics. And civil/ political participation is not some separate activity or engagement separate from the rest of their lives. E.g. in a personal discussion about dilemma of choosing between getting paid for doing a job you’re uncomfortable with and doing what you want without being rewarded financially for it. Discussion turns to one about the political situation that brought about the dilemma and which political actions and alternative economic systems which solve it e.g. time banks, alternative currencies, ways of sharing resources. Magnus divides the different forms of participation found in Edgeryders into 3 categories which he calls “Protest”, “Systems” as well as “Social...
- Darek Kedra