YOUTH CIVIC

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TRANSITIONS IN POWER: YOUNG PEOPLE'S ROLE Nur Laiq INTRODUCTION Youth comprise a quarter of the Earth’s population. In the global South, this figure rises to between 60 and 70 per cent, resulting in a “youth bulge”. Young people make up a significant proportion of the world’s population, but they are marginalized both politically and economically and have been taking to the streets in ever-growing numbers to voice their aspirations. Youth-led protests have been occurring in countries across the world. Young people have been the driving force behind the Arab uprisings, Occupy Wall Street and its satellite demonstrations, the anti-corruption rallies in India, the demonstrations for political rights in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and the protests for economic justice in Brazil, Chile, Spain, Greece and Israel. The last five years of youth protests mark youth out as group drawn together by shared anxieties and shared aspirations. The protests reflect a new geography of discontent that cuts across old divides of rich and poor countries, of North and South, where youth are the contesting actors. In taking on political and economic inequalities, youth through activism have re-energized the notions of public empowerment and citizenship at a moment when many across the world feel the social contract between citizen and State is broken. They are a compelling force because of both their demographic weight and their mobilizing power. However, can youth deliver change, especially in the post-transition period? How do they engage on the street and within institutions, and what are the ideas that drive them? How sustainable is their political activism? And finally, how can youth and other stakeholders ensure the meaningful participation of young people within governance structures? The trajectory of youth engagement in Egypt and Tunisia is reflected in two rich and very different accounts of activism and political participation in a transition environment. Egypt witnessed a focus on building the machinery of civic engagement through protest politics, while Tunisia saw an emphasis on the institutionalization of power through the building of structures within political parties. Egypt and Tunisia are used as case studies here in order to explore the directions youth participation can take and to identify relevant challenges and opportunities. On the basis of this analytical review, the author offers policy options for the creation of sustainable frameworks for the meaningful long-term involvement of youth in decision-making and politics. The present thought piece is based on the author’s fieldwork conducted in Egypt and Tunisia in the 82
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World Youth Report Published by the
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Peace Bell Ceremony to commemorate
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CONTENTS CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 10
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EXPLANATORY NOTES The terms “coun
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CHAPTER 1 SITUATION OF YOUTH The tr
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CHAPTER 1 YOUNG PEOPLE TAKING ACTIO
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CHAPTER 1 Introduction (chapter one
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ENGAGED CITIZENSHIP The discourse o
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Interaction theory posits that the
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social actors. It has been argued t
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2CHAPTER Teenagers at Instituto Rec
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2CHAPTER Young people typically exp
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• Financial and material support
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other youth to engage civically thr
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Policymakers: • Policymakers shou
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YOUTH PARTICIPATION IN SPORT FOR DE
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Provide Funding and Infrastructure.
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5CHAPTER YOUTH POLICYMAKING: LESSON
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RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ECONOMIC ENGAGE
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CHALLENGE POLITICAL APATHY AND EMPO
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TRANSITIONS IN POWER OPEN CHANNELS
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Youth should be developing digital
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PEACEBUILDING DEEPEN UNDERSTANDING
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ANNEX AUTHOR BIOGRAPHIES Chapter On
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Perceptions and Behaviours of Young
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