Student Politics and Protest by Rachel Brooks - 9781138934955

Taylor & Francis

Despite allegations of political disengagement and apathy on the part of the young, the last ten years have witnessed a considerable degree of political activity by young people \u2013 much of it led by students or directed at changes to the higher education system. Such activity has been evident across the globe. Nevertheless, to date, no book has brought together contributions from a wide variety of national contexts to explore such trends in a rigorous manner. Student Politics and Protest: International Perspectives offers a unique contribution to the disciplines of education, sociology, social policy, politics and youth studies. It provides the first book-length analysis of student politics within contemporary higher education comprising contributions from a variety of different countries and addressing questions such as:\n\n--What roles do students\u2019 unions play in politics today?\n\n--How successful are students in bringing about change?\n\n--In what ways are students engag.