This book examines patterns of political engagement of long-term unemployed youth. The authors show how unemployment affects the personal, social, and political life of young people. Focusing on the case of Geneva in Switzerland, the study shows the importance of socioeconomic, relational,...

Bereits jetzt gilt 2011 als "Das Jahr der weltweiten Empörung", so titelte am 01. September 2011 die Financial Times Deutschland. Vornehmlich junge Menschen gehen in vielen Ländern auf die Straße, von friedlichen Sitzstreiks bis hin zu kriegerischen Aufständen. Dabei betrifft die wachsende...

The theme of The World Development Report 2007 is youth - young people between the ages of 12 to 24. As this population group seeks identity and independence, they make decisions that affect not only their own well-being, but that of others, and they do this in a rapidly changing demographic and...

1. Young people and online risk / Elza Dunkels, Gun-Marie Frånberg, Camilla Hällgren -- 2. Youth and online social networking / Malene Larsen, Thomas Ryberg -- 3. Swedish students online / Håkan Selg -- 4. Fat talk / Ann-Charlotte Palmgren -- 5. To be continued / Patrik Wikström, Christina...

"This book reconsiders the traditional understandings of youth violence in various forms, such as gang activities, criminal behavior, and weapons use, focusing on the psychosocial elements of violence among children, teenagers, and young adults"--Provided by publisher.