Youth development in Kuwait
Dimensions of civic participation and community engagement towards nation building
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3894037 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Radhika Lakshminarayanan (0000-0003-4814-8189, Independent Researcher Kuwait, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 230-250 |
| Publication date | 2020-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Digest of Middle East Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1060-4367 • E-ISSN: 1949-3606 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/dome.12221 |
| OpenAlex | W3109434059 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 43 |
Youth engagement is a critical dimension of youth development where the youth population engages in social action. In Kuwait, the patriarchal and hierarchical social structure has rendered youth participation and civic and community engagement a slow and elusive experience with notable effects on the economic trajectory of the country in an era of "youth bulge" in the Kuwaiti society. Despite an extensive cradle-to-grave welfare system, the presence of skilled and knowledge workers among the Kuwaiti population is negligible, undermining long-term prospects of economic growth and development. As a result of increased use of the Internet and social media, there are growing calls for greater freedoms and reform of the traditional socioeconomic structure among the youth. Contextualizing from a historical perspective, this article comparatively analyzes the various contexts of youth participation in the pre- and post-oil Kuwait, examines the socioeconomic transformation of Kuwait during and after the Gulf War of 1991, and reviews the current challenges of community participation among the youth and outlines a series of recommendations for the way forward
Civic engagement · Economic growth · Economics · Political science · Politics · Population · Positive Youth Development · Public relations · Social engagement · Social science · Socioeconomic development · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Welfare · Youth engagement · Youth studies · Demography · Gender Studies · Law · Socioeconomic Development in MENA · Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development · Youth Development and Social Support
Hybrid Sovereignty in the Arab Middle East
Gender and Politics in Kuwait
Kuwait
Liberty
Youth development programs
XV—Participation
The Arab State
Arab World
Feminists, Islam, and Nation
Kuwait Transformed
What Do We Mean By “Civic Engagement”
Civic Engagement and the Transition to Adulthood
Wasta
The concept of participation. If they have access and interact, do they really participate
What Exactly Is a Youth Development Program? Answers From Research and Practice
Civil Society in Kuwait
Patriarchy and development in the Arab world
Kuwait Primary (Tribal) Elections 1975–2008
The ‘rentier mentality’, 30 years on
The Internet and Youth Subculture in Kuwait
Earnings differences in the labor market of the Arab Gulf states
From Users and Choosers to Makers and Shapers Repositioning Participation in Social Policy 1
What is youth participation
The Persistence of Patriarchy
Patterns of culture and democratization in Kuwait
All in the Family
Kuwait's foreign policy
The influence of American television programs on university students in Kuwait
Stories of democracy
The Commonwealth Secretariat
The State in the Middle East and North Africa
A Clash of Generations? Youth Bulges and Political Violence
Political change in the Arab oil monarchies
Authoritarianism and Democracy in Muslim Countries
The Evolution of Administrative Systems in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar
Juvenile Delinquency in Kuwait
Women's Political Rights
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |