Young People in the Global South: Voice, Agency and Citizenship (Rethinking Development)

By: Kate Pincock and Nicola Jones and Lorraine Van Blerk and Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda

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Synopsis: Young People in the Global South: Voice, Agency and Citizenship explores the spatial, relational, affective and material dimensions of adolescents’ and young people’s civic engagement and political participation in lower- and middle-income contexts. This textbook questions how the ‘everyday politics’ of exercising voice and agency is experienced at different scales, from the interpersonal to the global. It explores how structural inequalities and marginalisation, as well as social norms and attitudes, shape how voice, agency and participation are expressed by diverse young people in particular contexts with unique histories. Contributing authors focus on the experiences of young people who are marginalised based on age, gender, sexuality, disability, citizenship status and geographical location. Together they show how ageing through adolescence enables or constrains agency and voice. Textbook features include case studies on Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America, as well as reflective accounts authored by adolescents and young people themselves, discussion questions and eResources. Filling a key gap in the knowledge about the concerns and experiences of young people in contexts beyond the Global North, this textbook will be of interest to academics, students and practitioners in the fields of childhood and youth studies, international development, social movements, human geography, sociology and comparative politics.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 402 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781003834342
Related ISBNs:: 9781003341666, 9781032377414, 9781032377421
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 01/24/24
Copyrighted By:: selection and editorial matter, Kate Pincock, Nicola Jones, Lorraine van Blerk and Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Health, Mind and Body, Parenting and Family, Social Studies
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Kate Pincock
Edited by:: Nicola Jones
Edited by:: Lorraine van Blerk
Edited by:: Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda