Psycho-discursive practices of bystanding and democratic citizenship in ‘bullying’ and ‘violence’ discourse: combining the micro- and the macro-level of analysis in lay talk

The goal of the present article was twofold: to analyze contributions qualitative methodologies and discursive psychology in field bullying studies, as well develop an argument rhetorical practices on bullying/cyberbullying, following approach Critical Discursive Social Psychology. In Greek context there is a body institutional interventions, non-official interventions endorsed by civil society. latter are guided framework inclusion, democratic citizenship Community Psychology, shedding particular emphasis integrating social groups. By analyzing these dilemmas related humanism or recognizing engaged members political subjects could be evident. article, it analyzed how educators talk about school violence, invoking repertoires that may disempower ‘victim’/child, through humanistic discourse, but other hand, criticize use disempowering bystanding. main analysis seems constructions reflecting non-potentiality critical agency victim intersect with democracy autonomy, liberalism. As discussed, contribution Psychology concerns potential trace flexible ways which agents create spaces community, without ignoring ideological limitations lay talk.