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Although many scholars are convinced of the apparent civic
disengagement of youth, others suggest that civic participation of
young people is stable and increasingly expressed through
non-institutionalized forms of practicing politics. This book makes
a key contribution to this discussion by asking whether the
"decline or shift" paradigm is sufficient in understanding
political participation of the youth. It argues that we need to
move beyond this framework and develop a renewed reflection on the
meaning of "civic and political engagement". It asks crucial
questions such as: How can the young be educated into assuming
civic and political responsibility? Why and how do young people
engage in social and political action? How do the principal
mediating institutions (education, media and the family) contribute
to new or different forms of youth civic engagement? This text
contains contributions from acknowledged specialists such as
Constance Flanagan, Mark Elchardus, Marc Hooghe and Bert
Klandermans and will be of key interest to students and scholars of
youth and young citizens, civic & political involvement,
European politics, youth studies, sociology, political
participation and electoral behaviour.
This book aims to revisit the notion of subculture for the 21st
century, reinterpreting it and extending its scope. On the one
hand, the notion of resistance is redefined and applied to
contemporary practices of cultural production and entrepreneurship.
On the other hand, contributors reconsider the connection of
subcultures to everyday culture, exploring more mainstream forms of
cultural production and consumption across a wider range of social
groups. As a consequence, this book extends the scope to look
beyond the white, male, adolescent, urban cultures identified with
earlier subcultural studies. Contributors also examine fusions and
crossovers between Western and non-Western cultural practices.
Although many scholars are convinced of the apparent civic
disengagement of youth, others suggest that civic participation of
young people is stable and increasingly expressed through
non-institutionalized forms of practicing politics. This book makes
a key contribution to this discussion by asking whether the
"decline or shift" paradigm is sufficient in understanding
political participation of the youth. It argues that we need to
move beyond this framework and develop a renewed reflection on the
meaning of "civic and political engagement". It asks crucial
questions such as: How can the young be educated into assuming
civic and political responsibility? Why and how do young people
engage in social and political action? How do the principal
mediating institutions (education, media and the family) contribute
to new or different forms of youth civic engagement? This text
contains contributions from acknowledged specialists such as
Constance Flanagan, Mark Elchardus, Marc Hooghe and Bert
Klandermans and will be of key interest to students and scholars of
youth and young citizens, civic & political involvement,
European politics, youth studies, sociology, political
participation and electoral behaviour.
Current demographic trends raise new questions, challenges and
controversies. Comparing demographic trends in Europe and the
NAME-region (North Africa and the Middle East), this book
demonstrates how population change interacts with changing economic
landscapes, social distinctions and political realities. A variety
of drivers contribute to demographic change in the various regions
and countries considered, such as family policies, economic
realities, the impact of educational differentials and the
attitudes towards marriage. On the macro-level the new trends are
restructuring the age composition of populations and are reshaping
the life courses of individuals and families. In turn, the impact
demographic forces have on the organisation of labour markets, on
fiscal policies, on the care of the elderly, on migration flows and
on political changes can be quite radical. The volume provides food
for thought for those who are looking for a nuanced perspective on
the background and future perspectives of demographic developments
in Europe, for a discussion of recent demographic and political
realities in the NAME countries, and for those who analyse the
effects of contrasting demographic regimes on migration flows to
and migration politics in Europe. Chapter 1 of this book is freely
available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at
http://www.tandfebooks.com/page/openaccess. It has been made
available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No
Derivatives 3.0 license.
Current demographic trends raise new questions, challenges and
controversies. Comparing demographic trends in Europe and the
NAME-region (North Africa and the Middle East), this book
demonstrates how population change interacts with changing economic
landscapes, social distinctions and political realities. A variety
of drivers contribute to demographic change in the various regions
and countries considered, such as family policies, economic
realities, the impact of educational differentials and the
attitudes towards marriage. On the macro-level the new trends are
restructuring the age composition of populations and are reshaping
the life courses of individuals and families. In turn, the impact
demographic forces have on the organisation of labour markets, on
fiscal policies, on the care of the elderly, on migration flows and
on political changes can be quite radical. Chapter 1 of this book
is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF under a
Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 3.0
license.
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/tandfbis/rt-files/docs/Open+Access+Chapters/9781472439543_oachapter1.pdf
This book grasps the duality between opportunities and risks which
arise from children's and adolescents' social media use. It
investigates the following main themes, from a multidisciplinary
perspective: identity, privacy, risks and empowerment. Social media
have become an integral part of young people's lives. While social
media offer adolescents opportunities for identity and relational
development, adolescents might also be confronted with some
threats. The first part of this book deals with how young people
use social media to express their developing identity. The second
part revolves around the disclosure of personal information on
social network sites, and concentrates on the tension between
online self-disclosure and privacy. The final part deepens specific
online risks young people are confronted with and suggests
solutions by describing how children and adolescents can be
empowered to cope with online risks. By emphasizing these
different, but intertwined topics, this book provides a unique
overview of research resulting from different academic disciplines
such as Communication Studies, Education, Psychology and Law. The
outstanding researchers that contribute to the different chapters
apply relevant theories, report on topical research, discuss
practical solutions and reveal important emerging issues that could
lead future research agendas.
Religion is considered a key predictor of volunteering: the more
religious people are, the more likely they are to volunteer. This
positive association enjoys significant support in current
research; in fact, it could be considered the ‘default
perspective’ on the relationship between both phenomena. In this
book, the authors claim that, although the dominant approach is
legitimate and essential, it nonetheless falls short in grasping
the full complexity of the interaction between religion and
volunteering. It needs to be recognized that there are tensions
between religion and volunteering, and that these tensions are
intensifying as a result of the changing meaning and role of
religion in society. Therefore, the central aim and contribution of
this book is to demonstrate that the relationship between religion
and volunteering is not univocal but differentiated, ambiguous and
sometimes provocative. By introducing the reader to a much wider
landscape of perspectives, this volume offers a richer, more
complex and variable understanding. Apart from the established
positive causality, the authors examine tensions between religion
and volunteering from the perspective of religious obligation,
religious change, processes of secularization and notions of
post-secularity. They further explore how actions that are
considered altruistic, politically neutral and motivated by
religious beliefs can be used for political reasons. This volume
opens up the field to new perspectives on religious actors and on
how religion and volunteering are enacted outside Western liberal
and Christian societies. It emphasizes interdisciplinary
perspectives, including theology, philosophy, sociology, political
science, anthropology and architecture.
This book grasps the duality between opportunities and risks which
arise from children's and adolescents' social media use. It
investigates the following main themes, from a multidisciplinary
perspective: identity, privacy, risks and empowerment. Social media
have become an integral part of young people's lives. While social
media offer adolescents opportunities for identity and relational
development, adolescents might also be confronted with some
threats. The first part of this book deals with how young people
use social media to express their developing identity. The second
part revolves around the disclosure of personal information on
social network sites, and concentrates on the tension between
online self-disclosure and privacy. The final part deepens specific
online risks young people are confronted with and suggests
solutions by describing how children and adolescents can be
empowered to cope with online risks. By emphasizing these
different, but intertwined topics, this book provides a unique
overview of research resulting from different academic disciplines
such as Communication Studies, Education, Psychology and Law. The
outstanding researchers that contribute to the different chapters
apply relevant theories, report on topical research, discuss
practical solutions and reveal important emerging issues that could
lead future research agendas.
This book aims to revisit the notion of subculture for the 21st
century, reinterpreting it and extending its scope. On the one
hand, the notion of resistance is redefined and applied to
contemporary practices of cultural production and entrepreneurship.
On the other hand, contributors reconsider the connection of
subcultures to everyday culture, exploring more mainstream forms of
cultural production and consumption across a wider range of social
groups. As a consequence, this book extends the scope to look
beyond the white, male, adolescent, urban cultures identified with
earlier subcultural studies. Contributors also examine fusions and
crossovers between Western and non-Western cultural practices.
This collection adopts an interdisciplinary approach in order to
understand the various factors at work in genocidal processes and
their aftermath. The strong emphasis on legal norms, legal concepts
and legal measures in other studies fails to consider further
significant issues in relation to genocide. This book aims to
redress this balance exploring social dynamics and human behaviour
as well as the interplay of various psychological, political,
sociological, anthropological and historical factors at work in
genocidal processes.With contributions from top international
scholars, this volume provides an integrated perspective on risk
and resilience, acknowledging the importance of mitigating factors
in understanding and preventing genocide. It explores a range of
issues including the conceptual definition of genocide, the notion
of intent, preventive measures, transitional justice, the
importance of property, the role of memory, self or national
interest and principles of social existence.Genocide, Risk and
Resilience aims to cross conceptual, disciplinary and temporal
boundaries and in doing so, provides rich insights for scholars
from across political science, history, law, philosophy,
anthropology and theology.
This interdisciplinary volume aims to understand the linkages
between the origins and aftermaths of genocide. Exploring social
dynamics and human behaviour, this collection considers the
interplay of various psychological, political, anthropological and
historical factors at work in genocidal processes.
Religion is considered a key predictor of volunteering: the more
religious people are, the more likely they are to volunteer. This
positive association enjoys significant support in current
research; in fact, it could be considered the 'default perspective'
on the relationship between both phenomena. In this book, the
authors claim that, although the dominant approach is legitimate
and essential, it nonetheless falls short in grasping the full
complexity of the interaction between religion and volunteering. It
needs to be recognized that there are tensions between religion and
volunteering, and that these tensions are intensifying as a result
of the changing meaning and role of religion in society. Therefore,
the central aim and contribution of this book is to demonstrate
that the relationship between religion and volunteering is not
univocal but differentiated, ambiguous and sometimes provocative.
By introducing the reader to a much wider landscape of
perspectives, this volume offers a richer, more complex and
variable understanding. Apart from the established positive
causality, the authors examine tensions between religion and
volunteering from the perspective of religious obligation,
religious change, processes of secularization and notions of
post-secularity. They further explore how actions that are
considered altruistic, politically neutral and motivated by
religious beliefs can be used for political reasons. This volume
opens up the field to new perspectives on religious actors and on
how religion and volunteering are enacted outside Western liberal
and Christian societies. It emphasizes interdisciplinary
perspectives, including theology, philosophy, sociology, political
science, anthropology and architecture.
Concilium has long been a household-name for cutting-edge critical
and constructive theological thinking. Past contributors include
leading Catholic scholars such as Hans Kung, Gregory Baum and
Edward Schillebeeckx, and the editors of the review belong to the
international "who's who" in the world of contemporary theology.
Published five times a year, each issue reflects a deep knowledge
and scholarship presented in a highly readable style, and each
issue offers a wide variety of viewpoints from leading thinkers
from all over the world.
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