Youth Civic and Political Engagement - 9781848721623

Taylor & Francis

Youth Civic and Political EngagementAuthor(s): Martyn Barrett, Dimitra Pachi\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781848721623, 978-1848721623\nSynopsis\nWhat exactly is civic and political participation? What factors influence young peoples participation? How can we encourage youth to participate actively in their own democracies? Youth Civic and Political Engagement takes a multidisciplinary approach to answering these key questions, incorporating research in the fields of psychology, sociology, political science and education to explore the issues affecting youth civic and political engagement. Drawing on evidence that has been obtained in many different national contexts, and through multinational studies, this book provides a theoretical synthesis of this large and diverse body of research, using an integrative multi-level ecological model of youth engagement to do so. It identifies unresolved issues in the field.