{"id":8027,"date":"2024-07-10T09:53:51","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T09:53:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/?post_type=storiesprojects&#038;p=8027"},"modified":"2026-04-21T10:16:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T10:16:44","slug":"mark-ortiz-youngresearchersnetwork","status":"publish","type":"storiesprojects","link":"https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/fr\/stories\/mark-ortiz-youngresearchersnetwork\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Ortiz &#8211; #YoungResearchersNetwork\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#c2dedc\"><strong>Mark Ortiz<\/strong> is currently a Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow &amp; Incoming Assistant Professor of Geography at The Pennsylvania State University, U.S. He received his B.A. in Environmental Studies &amp; Religious Studies from the University of Alabama in 2015 and his PhD in Geography from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2022. His research interests encompass youth politics, climate justice, storytelling methods, and social movement studies, with a particular interest in developing youth-centered research methodologies and digital storytelling methods to better represent contemporary youth climate action globally. He has followed the UN COP climate process since 2015 and attended several other United Nations Sustainable Development and climate meetings as a youth delegate and researcher. He is part of the American Association of Geographers inaugural Elevate the Discipline cohort of climate and society scholars, was a 2023 Emerging Leader for Climate Action through a partnership between Globally and the UAE Embassy in the U.S., and his research on youth climate advocacy has been supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Mark Ortiz&rsquo;s Case Study<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This case study examines how the 1970 World Youth Assembly reveals enduring tensions in youth participation, showing that contemporary UN efforts like United Nations youth engagement initiatives continue to grapple with questions of power, representation, and the meaning of \u201cyouth\u201d first exposed over five decades ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignwide is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/stories\/chapter-7-by-mark-ortiz\/\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:7px;border-top-right-radius:7px;border-bottom-left-radius:7px;border-bottom-right-radius:7px;background-color:#e8212f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Lessons From the 1970 UN World Youth Assembly for Contemporary Youth Engagement<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:51px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Voices behind the research<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Meet Mark Ortiz - Young Researchers Network\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UjE7wYSmzQk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is Youth Political Participation for Mark?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>As a college student, I was part of student and youth led movements for environmental, economic, and social justice. I was majoring in Environmental Studies at the time with a deep interest in the global political response to climate change (or lack thereof). As I was entering graduate school in Geography, I was hearing more and more about youth climate movements, from young people suing the U.S. national government for climate inaction (the subject of my master&rsquo;s thesis) to young people engaged in the United Nations climate negotiations. I gradually saw my interests in youth organizing and climate politics coming closer together and cohering into what has become a lasting research emphasis. Now, my work is directly informed by my experiences as a youth\/student organizer, and particularly my approach to what I think of as &lsquo;youth-centered research design&rsquo; or &lsquo;intergenerational co-design.&rsquo; These are the areas my Lab works in now, and these approaches are inspired by the types of creativity, brilliance, and imagination I observed in youth movements and my desire to bring these qualities to academic research on climate and sustainability.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Personality trait Mark admires most<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Mark-Ortiz-personality-he-admires.png\" alt=\"Personality trait Mark admires most\" class=\"wp-image-8032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Mark-Ortiz-personality-he-admires.png 474w, https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Mark-Ortiz-personality-he-admires-322x322.png 322w, https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Mark-Ortiz-personality-he-admires-161x161.png 161w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>I&rsquo;m not sure what exactly this question is requesting&nbsp;, but if it is asking for my role models, some of my intellectual and writing heroes include <strong>Arundhati Roy, Edward Said, Kiese Laymon<\/strong>, and <strong>Ocean Vuong<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I admire the honesty, intellectual clarity, and critical hue of their work and think of these writers as among the key inspirations for my style and approach.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Fun fact about Mark<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to my work as a scholar, I am an avid music fan. I love attending live music shows and festivals and have a particular affinity for R&amp;B, Hip-Hop, Reggaeton, and Electronic music. I also enjoy listening to and learning about experimental music and music from around the world. I have long dreamt of opening a global music lounge in the U.S. with themed nights highlighting different styles of music from around the world (looking for investors ). I have played guitar for 15 years (primarily jazz, R&amp;B, and ambient\/shoegaze) and also enjoy working in an amateur fashion on my own music productions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Work already published&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Links to existing writing available here:&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/markbortiz.com\/writing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">https:\/\/markbortiz.com\/writing<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Link to relevant projects \/ collectives Mark is part of <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I am the Creator and Director of The Global Youth Storytelling &amp; Research Lab at Penn State,&nbsp;a collaborative research ecosystem bringing together Penn State researchers with youth civil society partners. Our Lab seeks to bridge youth-centered research, education, storytelling, and policy engagement. Our website is here &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.psu.edu\/gysrl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">https:\/\/sites.psu.edu\/gysrl\/<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;and our Lab has a presence on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thegysrl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Twitter<\/a>, Instagram, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/the-gysrl-at-penn-state\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Linkedin<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get to know Mark<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links aligncenter has-icon-color has-icon-background-color is-layout-flex wp-block-social-links-is-layout-flex\"><li style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color:#c2dedc;\" class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-linkedin has-white-color wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mark-ortiz-phd\/%20\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M19.7,3H4.3C3.582,3,3,3.582,3,4.3v15.4C3,20.418,3.582,21,4.3,21h15.4c0.718,0,1.3-0.582,1.3-1.3V4.3 C21,3.582,20.418,3,19.7,3z M8.339,18.338H5.667v-8.59h2.672V18.338z M7.004,8.574c-0.857,0-1.549-0.694-1.549-1.548 c0-0.855,0.691-1.548,1.549-1.548c0.854,0,1.547,0.694,1.547,1.548C8.551,7.881,7.858,8.574,7.004,8.574z M18.339,18.338h-2.669 v-4.177c0-0.996-0.017-2.278-1.387-2.278c-1.389,0-1.601,1.086-1.601,2.206v4.249h-2.667v-8.59h2.559v1.174h0.037 c0.356-0.675,1.227-1.387,2.526-1.387c2.703,0,3.203,1.779,3.203,4.092V18.338z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text\">LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color:#c2dedc;\" class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-chain has-white-color wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/%20markbortiz.com%20\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M15.6,7.2H14v1.5h1.6c2,0,3.7,1.7,3.7,3.7s-1.7,3.7-3.7,3.7H14v1.5h1.6c2.8,0,5.2-2.3,5.2-5.2,0-2.9-2.3-5.2-5.2-5.2zM4.7,12.4c0-2,1.7-3.7,3.7-3.7H10V7.2H8.4c-2.9,0-5.2,2.3-5.2,5.2,0,2.9,2.3,5.2,5.2,5.2H10v-1.5H8.4c-2,0-3.7-1.7-3.7-3.7zm4.6.9h5.3v-1.5H9.3v1.5z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text\">Lien<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"427\" height=\"82\" src=\"https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Powered-by-European-Union.png\" alt=\"Powered by the European Union\" class=\"wp-image-8296\" style=\"width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Powered-by-European-Union.png 427w, https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Powered-by-European-Union-322x62.png 322w, https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Powered-by-European-Union-161x31.png 161w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mark Ortiz is currently a Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow &amp; 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