Dynamics of engagement among youth in Arab Mediterranean countries

Dados Bibliográficos

ID3979450
AutoresHenri Onodera (0000-0001-6706-818X, Social Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, autor correspondente), Bruno Lefort (0000-0002-5833-8835, University of Tampere), Karim Maiche (0000-0003-2828-655X, University of Tampere), Serge Laine (0000-0003-4153-8344, Finnish Youth Research Society), Sofia Laine (Finnish Youth Research Network, Helsinki, Finland)
Ano2020
Volume25
Fascículo2
Páginas280-303
Data de publicação2020-03-03
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoThe Journal of North African Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1362-9387 • E-ISSN: 1743-9345
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13629387.2018.1547197
OpenAlexW2904917853
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas8
Referências citadas24

Faced with the general period of political demobilisation since 2011, there is a need to look beyond the manifest forms of political participation and to better understand the dynamics of engagement among today’s Arab Mediterranean youth. In this article, we inquire into the life experiences of young people and, especially, explore the agentic dimensions of their apparent disengagement. What societal processes shape their negative attitudes toward engaging in public political life? What prospects are there for further politicisation of youth in the post-2011 era? In order to address these questions, we adopt a processual view of engagement, indicating that young people’s agencies are geared towards the goals of livelihood, employment, and attaining personal advancement and markers of social adulthood. These in turn represent spheres of life that may aggregate instances of felt injustices and thresholds of politicisation processes

Demobilization · Disengagement theory · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Livelihood · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics