Young Citizens

Young People's Involvement in Politics and Decision Making

• Author(s): Eldin Fahmy,
• Publisher: Routledge
• Pages: 204
• ISBN_10: 135187067X
  ISBN_13: 9781351870672
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Political Science / Civics & Citizenship , Social Science / Research , Social Science / Sociology / General , Social Science / Regional Studies , Political Science / General , Social Science / General , History / Europe / Great Britain / General ,

Description:... Recent years have witnessed growing concerns about the disengagement of young people from conventional politics both in Britain and internationally. Their non-participation is often viewed as reflecting both a deeper political alienation and 'apathy' amongst young people, and a wider political malaise across western societies. Based upon a wide range of UK and European survey sources, together with qualitative and policy-focused analyses, this volume explores the attitudes of young people to politics and government in Britain and assesses the prospects for re-engaging young people with the formal political process. Young Citizens will be a valuable reference for academics, researchers, policy makers and practitioners in the fields of sociology, social policy, citizenship studies and youth studies.