Capabilities Approach to Youth Rights in East Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12592813 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sahaya G Selvam (0000-0002-1958-0805, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 205-214 |
| Publication date | 2008-04-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The International Journal of Human Rights (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1364-2987 • E-ISSN: 1744-053X |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13642980801899659 |
| OpenAlex | W1042765145 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 5 |
Early physical maturity and delayed social maturity, created by the Industrial Revolution, make youth a vulnerable group. Governments, including those of East Africa, attempt to respond to this situation in their National Youth Policies. However, these policies remain weak and uncommitted to youth rights. The capabilities approach, pioneered by Amartya Sen and developed by Martha Nussbaum, challenges the naivety of debates on human rights by calling for affirmative action. In the light of the capabilities approach, this article critically examines the existing National Youth Policies of the three countries of East Africa—Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. It suggests certain elements that need to be added to youth capabilities in the African context
Development economics · Economics · Geography · Political science · Human Rights and Development · Legal Issues in South Africa · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
| Citations per year | 0.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2011 - 2021 (11) |
| Highly cited | No |