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Author: Mark Chou, Associate Professor of Politics
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2017-03-17
Total Pages: 176
ISBN-13: 1783489944
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Explores whether, and how, young people work with and against contemporary politics at institutional and grassroots levels.
Author: Cliff Zukin
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2006-05-18
Total Pages: 272
ISBN-13: 0199884757
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In searching for answers as to why young people differ vastly from their parents and grandparents when it comes to turning out the vote, A New Engagement challenges the conventional wisdom that today's youth is plagued by a severe case of political apathy. In order to understand the current nature of citizen engagement, it is critical to separate political from civic engagement. Using the results from an original set of surveys and the authors' own primary research, they conclude that while older citizens participate by voting, young people engage by volunteering and being active in their communities.
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Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2007-01-01
Total Pages: 218
ISBN-13: 9087904479
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Learning about politics and life as a citizen is part of the transition to adulthood. During this stage young people in most Western democracies are introduced to political processes and issues, as well as a range of political activities including voting and participation in social movements. But young people make this transition differently. The articles in this Book explore a range of ways that young people participate politically and also discuss those who are not ‘active citizens’.
Author: Itamar Silva
Publisher: IDRC
Published: 2009-08-30
Total Pages: 222
ISBN-13: 1848850484
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →What is the place of young people in society today? This book presents a searching and comprehensive picture of youth, demonstrating both its diversity and singularity, and helping to dispel many of the myths, discriminations, stigmas and prejudices attached to this segment of society. Drawing on a vast empirical research exercise including over 8000 interviews and 40 focus groups in eight metropolitan areas of Brazil, this book explores the most important aspects of young people's social participation and the resulting challenges for public policy. With clear resonance beyond Brazil, this research is designed to inform youth policy strategies in the developing and developed world.
Author: Elizabeth C. Matto
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: 2017-08-10
Total Pages: 279
ISBN-13: 1526105691
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Citizen now offers a comprehensive description of the composition and behavior of young adults, an explanation and critique of the study of youth engagement, and a unique approach and methodology for appreciating how and why “citizen now” engages in politics and democracy. Citizen now considers youth political participation from the perspective of young adults themselves – specifically, young adults who’ve organized around an issue of great concern to Millennials, their economic well-being. The perfect text for undergraduates exploring the fundamentals of government, political behavior, and citizenship, this text’s fresh take on the important subject of youth engagement offers both a path for future research and practical guidance on how to engage “citizen now” in politics and democracy.
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Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2009-01-01
Total Pages: 211
ISBN-13: 9460910254
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Why does it appear that many young people are disengaging from democracy and political participation? For many governments, politicians, academics, social commentators and researchers this is a serious and challenging problem. Consequently widespread interest exists on how to engage young people in politics and democracy.
Author: Mark Chou
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 2017
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781783489954
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Explores whether, and how, young people work with and against contemporary politics at institutional and grassroots levels.
Author: Brian D. Loader
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2014-06-05
Total Pages: 202
ISBN-13: 131769693X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The future engagement of young citizens from a wide range of socio-economic, ethnic and cultural backgrounds in democratic politics remains a crucial concern for academics, policy-makers, civics teachers and youth workers around the world. At a time when the negative relationship between socio-economic inequality and levels of political participation is compounded by high youth unemployment or precarious employment in many countries, it is not surprising that new social media communications may be seen as a means to re-engage young citizens. This edited collection explores the influence of social media, such as YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter, upon the participatory culture of young citizens. This collection, comprising contributions from a number of leading international scholars in this field, examines such themes as the possible effects of social media use upon patterns of political socialization; the potential of social media to ameliorate young people’s political inequality; the role of social media communications for enhancing the civic education curriculum; and evidence for social media manifesting new forms of political engagement and participation by young citizens. These issues are considered from a number of theoretical and methodological approaches but all attempt to move beyond simplistic notions of young people as an undifferentiated category of ‘the internet generation’.
Author: Brian D. Loader
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2007-08-07
Total Pages: 257
ISBN-13: 1134131569
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A social anxiety currently pervades the political classes of the western world, arising from the perception that young people have become disaffected with liberal democratic politics. Voter turnout among 18-25 year olds continues to be lower than other age groups and they are less likely to join political parties. This is not, however, proof that young people are not interested in politics per se but is evidence that they are becoming politically socialized within a new media environment. This shift poses a significant challenge to politicians who increasingly have to respond to a technologically mediated lifestyle politics that celebrates lifestyle diversity, personal disclosure and celebrity. This book explores alternative approaches for engaging and understanding young people’s political activity and looks at the adoption of information and ICTs as a means to facilitate the active engagement of young people in democratic societies. Young Citizens in a Digital Age presents new research and the first comprehensive analysis of ICTs, citizenship and young people from an international group of leading scholars. It is an important book for students and researchers of citizenship and ICTs within the fields of sociology, politics, social policy and communication studies among others.
Author: Eldin Fahmy
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2017-03-02
Total Pages: 204
ISBN-13: 135187067X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Recent years have witnessed growing concerns about the disengagement of young people from conventional politics both in Britain and internationally. Their non-participation is often viewed as reflecting both a deeper political alienation and 'apathy' amongst young people, and a wider political malaise across western societies. Based upon a wide range of UK and European survey sources, together with qualitative and policy-focused analyses, this volume explores the attitudes of young people to politics and government in Britain and assesses the prospects for re-engaging young people with the formal political process. Young Citizens will be a valuable reference for academics, researchers, policy makers and practitioners in the fields of sociology, social policy, citizenship studies and youth studies.
