Youth Participation in Democratic Life: Stories of Hope and Disillusion

by Bart Cammaerts, Michael Bruter, Shakuntala Banaji, Sarah Harrison, Nick Anstead

Overview

This book is concerned with the contexts, nature and quality of the participation of young people in European democratic life. The authors understand democracy broadly as both institutional politics and civic cultures, and a wide range of methods are used to analyse and assess youth participation and attitudes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781137540218
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date:	02/29/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	237
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Bart Cammaerts is Associate Professor at the Department of Media and Communications of the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK, where he is the director of the PhD program. He is the former chair of the Communication and Democracy Section of ECREA and current vice-chair of the Communication Policy and Technology section of IAMCR.
 

Michael Bruter is Professor of Political Science at the Department of Government of the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK. He directs the ECREP research initiative in electoral psychology and related 'Inside the Mind of a Voter' project funded by the European Research Council.

Shakuntala Banaji is director of the MSc in Media, Communication and Development in the Department of Media and Communications at the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK. She lectures in development communication, international media and world cinema.

Sarah Harrison is a Research Fellow within the Department of Government at the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK. She currently works on an European Research Council funded project in electoral psychology entitled 'Inside the Mind of a Voter'.

Nick Anstead is Assistant Professor at the Department of Media and Communications of the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK. He is the director of the MSc in Politics and Communication.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction – The Challenge of Youth Participation
2. Youth Participation - Theoretical Positioning and Methodology
3. Participation of Youth in Elections - Beyond Youth Apathy
4. Youth Participation in European Policy-making: Representation and Limits to Participation
5. Youth Participation Beyond Voting: Volunteering and Contestation
6. Participation of Youth in and through media: Traditional and New Media
7. Youth Participation and Exclusion: Towards equal treatment in public space, education and the workplace
8. Concluding Thoughts and Tribulation