Young citizens : young people's involvement in politics and decision making / Eldin Fahmy.

Author/creator Fahmy, Eldin
Format Book
Publication InfoAldershot, England ; Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate, ©2006.
Descriptionix, 191 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Introduction : a disconnected generation? -- Politics, participation and public policy -- Theorising disaffection and participation -- Youth, participation and "the political" -- Participation and public policy -- Participation and democratic theory -- Participation and the life cycle -- Exploring youth and civic participation -- Youth transitions and social change -- Individualisation and generational change -- The costs and benefits of participation -- Youth, voting and political participation -- Measuring political participation -- Youth in the 2001 British general election -- Voter registration and turnout : a multivariate approach -- The social capital debate -- Social capital and young people -- Data, hypotheses and operationalisation -- Youth, social capital and civic action : a multivariate approach -- Attitudes to political engagement -- Measuring attitudes to politics -- Attitudes to formal politics : existing findings -- Change over time in young people's political attitudes -- Youth, political attitudes and participation : a multivariate approach -- Youth participation : a European comparative perspective -- Youth, politics and citizenship in Europe -- Hypotheses, data and operationalisation -- Political trust, satisfaction and participation in Europe -- Understanding youth and participation in Europe : a multivariate approach -- Europe, citizenship rights and participation -- Talking politics : youth, political efficacy and trust -- Initial findings : the recruitment survey -- Young people and "the political" -- Political efficacy and trust -- Talking politics : youth and political action -- Young people's attitudes to voting -- Attitudes to protest action -- Social differences in participants' attitudes to politics -- Perspectives on widening participation in politics -- Policy implications -- Improving access to political information -- Widening opportunities for participation.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [165]-180) and index.
LCCN 2006005840
ISBN0754642593 (alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks HQ799.G7 F34 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold