1st Edition

Youth at the Margins Perspectives on Arab Mediterranean Youth

266 Pages
by Routledge

266 Pages
by Routledge

266 Pages
by Routledge

The 2011 Arab uprisings led to a great proliferation of studies on the situations in the Arab countries of the Mediterranean, with particular attention given to their young people, whose role was particularly central. Eight years on, in-depth exploration is still needed of the conditions in which millions of (mainly young) people demanded change. In this context, this volume examines the state... Read more

Introduction. Youth at the Margins: Perspectives on Arab Mediterranean Youth Elena Sánchez-Montijano and José Sánchez García



PART I To be young in Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Egypt and Lebanon: case studies



1 Is becoming an entrepreneur the way out for young Moroccans? Caroline Minialai, Lisa Bosenbroeck and Driss Ksikes



2 Youth civic and political participation in Algeria: Issues and challenges Mustapha Omrane



3 Young Tunisian men and women, between marginalisation and recognition Soukeina Bouraoui, Lilia Othman Challougui and Sihem Najar



4 Revolt, re-marginalisation and co-optation: Youth political participation in Egypt Bahgat Korany



5 “Born to be exported”?: The post-civil war Lebanese youth(s) and the rupture between education and employment Rima Majed



 



PART II An overview of Arab Mediterranean youth 103



6 Arab Mediterranean youth: Religion and politics Keneth Roberts, Siyka Kovacheva and Stanimir Kabaivanov



7 “Getting out from the shell of fear”?: Forms of youth political engagement and the impact of social inequalities in the MENA countries Siyka Kovacheva, Stanimir Kabaivanov and Boris Popivanov



8 School-to-work transitions in Arab Mediterranean countries Leonie Backberg, Andreas Etling and Jochen Tholen



9 Political chronotopes of youth engagement: Towards more inclusive and enabling environments Laine and Martta Myllylä



10 The transformation of youth cultural norms and values: A gendered analysis Ilenya Camozzi, Daniela Cherubini, Carmen Leccardi and Paola Rivetti



11 The Euro-Med Youth Programme and young people in the Arab Mediterranean countries: A reality check Asuman Göksel and Özgehan Şenyuva



12 Youth demarginalisation strategies in the Arab Mediterranean countries Elena Sánchez-Montijano and José Sánchez García

Biography

Elena Sánchez-Montijano is Senior Research Fellow at CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs) in the area of migration, and adjunct professor at the Political Science Department of Barcelona University.



José Sánchez García is senior researcher at Pompeu Fabra University (Barcelona).