Based on work with three youth-led activist groups in Aotearoa New Zealand, we explore the hybrid relationship between online and offline activism. This hybridity serves as a ‘third space’ (Bhabha, 2004 Bhabha, H. (2004). The location of culture. Routledge. [Google Scholar] ) that combines elements of collective and connective action. Our understanding of hybridity draws on and extends Bennett and Segerberg’s (2012) theory of connective action and MacDonald’s (2002) notion of ‘fluidarity.’ Building on their work, we interpret activist spaces as hybrid spaces where activist identities are constructed as both connective and collective. Hybrid activism contextualizes the ways corporeality remains central to the affective experience of many activist campaigns. The interacting affordances of each space generate possibilities for community organizing and community building that are qualitatively different than either on- or offline spaces alone. Communicative complexity Treré ( 2018 Treré, E. (2018). Hybrid media activism: Ecologies, imaginaries, algorithms. Routledge. [Crossref] , [Google Scholar] ) and activist self-narration are key elements of the hybridity that emerged in our study. In addition, the connective action properties of digital media were maximized when physical and digital campaigns were porous. Digital and material spaces are therefore co-constructing and complementary.

Mixed methods research requires integration of qualitative and quantitative data. However, there is debate about how to define integration and what is required for integration to occur. This paper describes a mixed methods research project which revisits datasets from different eras, which were originally instigated for different purposes and had different theoretical frameworks. Using selected results about the relationship between teenagers’ vocational aspirations and adult occupations we show how the research topic and question integrated the projects within a constructivist theoretical position. We argue that reanalysing and comparing historical datasets can provide new insights into a topic even with minimal integration of the data. We recommend a broad definition of integration and reflexive research practice to encourage innovation and diversity in mixed methods research, particularly with regard to reanalysis of datasets from different eras.

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer or questioning (LGBTQ)+ (rainbow) young people are more likely to volunteer and join activist groups than other young people, and many engage in rainbow activism. Though activism stems from the desire to make the world a better place, it can have negative consequences for people’s well-being, particularly for minority groups, because activism related to personal issues is more likely to cause burnout. In this article we identify the characteristics of InsideOUT Kōaro, a rainbow activist group that responded to this risk and set in place a culture of care to support members’ well-being. This work draws on data from collaborative research with 14 young volunteers and staff within the organization. The group’s culture of care was founded in the values of care, empathy, respect, and responsiveness to the Aotearoa/New Zealand context. Inclusion, acceptance, and community were actively fostered to create a microcosm of the group’s vision for broader society. The organization’s structures and systems are theorized in this article with ethics of care principles and the concept of prefigurative praxis.

In this article, we describe the life‐time family structures, living arrangements, and residential mobility of 612 15‐year‐old New Zealanders and consider the differences in experiences of children born to younger and older mothers. All participants had a parent who is a member of the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study. Maternal age at the participant’s birth ranged from 16.3 to 41.0 years. Data on young people’s life‐time care arrangements, household composition and shifts were collected from their primary caregiver via a life history calendar. Fewer than half lived in a household consisting of two biological parents and only a fifth had lived in a household consisting of only nuclear family members for all 15 years. Most also experienced multiple changes of address (median 6, range 1–27). Those born to older parents tended to have fewer changes to care arrangements and family structures but most young people experienced a substantial degree of change across their lives. These data indicate that complexity and change are normal in young New Zealanders’ living arrangements. We argue that conventional ideas about family structure should be re‐examined.