Youth Civic and Political Engagement / Edition 1

by Martyn Barrett, Dimitra Pachi

Overview

What exactly is civic and political participation? What factors influence young people’s participation? How can we encourage youth to participate actively in their own democracies? Youth Civic and Political Engagement takes a multidisciplinary approach to answering these key questions, incorporating research in the fields of psychology, sociology, political science and education to explore the issues affecting youth civic and political engagement.

Drawing on evidence that has been obtained in many different national contexts, and through multinational studies, this book provides a theoretical synthesis of this large and diverse body of research, using an integrative multi-level ecological model of youth engagement to do so. It identifies unresolved issues in the field and offers numerous suggestions for future research.

Youth Civic and Political Engagement is an invaluable resource for researchers, teachers, youth workers, civil society activists, policymakers and politicians who wish to acquire an up-to-date understanding of the factors and processes that influence young people’s civic and political engagement, and how to promote youth engagement.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781848721623
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	02/12/2019
Series:	Adolescence and Society
Pages:	180
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Martyn Barrett is Emeritus Professor of Psychology at the University of Surrey, UK, a Fellow of the British Psychological Society and a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences. He works as an expert for the Council of Europe and the OECD on the development of intercultural, democratic and global competence.

Dimitra Pachi is Senior Lecturer in Psychology at University of Winchester, UK, a BPS Chartered Psychologist and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA). She has led numerous national and international research projects on processes of youth social and political development.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Civic and political engagement among youth: concepts, forms and factors

Chapter 2 Psychological factors linked to youth civic and political engagement

Chapter 3 Social and demographic factors linked to youth civic and political engagement

Chapter 4 Macro contextual factors linked to youth civic and political engagement

Chapter 5 Theoretical integration and actions for promoting youth engagement

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Author index

Subject index