Civic and Political Engagement Among Ethnic Minority and Immigrant Youth

Pachi, Dimitra; Barrett, Martyn

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“…We find that young women and young adults from lower social strata have a more limited action repertoire than young men from upper social strata (Albanesi et al, 2012; Gaby, 2017; Gordon, 2008; Norris et al, 2004; Quintelier and Hooghe, 2013). Moreover, migration background plays a negative role on the range of political activities (Just, 2017; Pachi and Barrett, 2014; Seif, 2010). Finally, findings seem to illustrate that the youngest (18–24) are less active than their older peers (25–34), however, as mentioned above, the age covariate does not have a stable effect in all models.…”

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“…Therefore, although we included gender, migration background, and socio-economic status as control variables rather than variables of interest, our findings support the evidence that young citizens do not participate equally. Specifically, young people’s political engagement is challenged by their gender (Albanesi et al, 2012; Gordon, 2008; Norris et al, 2004), migration background (Just, 2017; Pachi and Barrett, 2014; Seif, 2010), and socio-economic status (Gaby, 2017; Quintelier and Hooghe, 2013). For example, there is a higher chance that a young man from an upper social stratum engages in a political activity, as compared with a young woman with migration background.…”

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“…While this is quite an obvious assumption, which also points to the existence of political inequality, scholarship on political participation has often ignored it. Young adults’ paths to political participation are different as they experience specific challenges and obstacles they need to overcome depending on gender (Albanesi et al, 2012; Cicognani et al, 2012; Gordon, 2008; Norris et al, 2004), migration background (Just, 2017; Pachi and Barrett, 2014; Seif, 2010), and socio-economic status (Gaby, 2017; Quintelier and Hooghe, 2013). As a result, some young adults participate occasionally while others are more strongly committed, displaying a broader range of political activities.…”

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This study builds on the well-known civic voluntarism model of political participation. By doing this, we contribute to a political sociology of participation by refining the role of socialization in political engagement. We suggest that the action repertoires of young people engaging in politics can be narrower or broader owing to their previous embeddedness in certain social settings, which act as spheres of socializing practices. We focus more specifically on three socializing spheres: educational (schools), recreational (social clubs), and civic (community organizations). Our analysis, covering nine European countries, largely confirms our expectations. We find that active engagement in these spheres of socializing practices leads to a broader range of political activities in young people’s action repertoires. This holds in particular for the civic sphere. The findings provide a fresh look at the role played by socializing spheres, shifting the focus from the dichotomy between participation versus non-participation to an analysis of the breadth of participation.

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“…Alongside political parties, other associations, such as ethnically based civic organizations, can also play a key role in the political integration of members of ethnic minorities (Pachi & Barrett, 2014). Indeed it has been argued that “[t]he presence of a well‐organized network of civic organizations is important for ethnic minorities' participation as these organizations become ‘nests’ and ‘agents’ of social trust … social trust can have a spillover effect on political trust, which can lead to higher levels of political participation” (Pachi & Barrett, 2014, p. 205). Furthermore, many migrant communities have their own media industries and outlets that produce and distribute either commercial or volunteer‐run media, information and advertising to the communities in their own language (Clyne & Grey, 2004; Kosnick, 2007).…”

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“…In this sense, knowledge of and willingness to use one or more migrant or minority languages might sometimes compensate for the fact of not being a native speaker of the majority language. 14 Alongside political parties, other associations, such as ethnically based civic organizations, can also play a key role in the political integration of members of ethnic minorities (Pachi & Barrett, 2014). Indeed it has been argued that "[t]he presence of a well-organized network of civic organizations is important for ethnic minorities' participation as these organizations become 'nests' and 'agents' of social trust … social trust can have a spillover effect on political trust, which can lead to higher levels of political participation" (Pachi & Barrett, 2014, p. 205).…”

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Citizenship, language tests, and political participation

Bonotti

Willoughby

2022

Nations and Nationalism

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This article critically examines the argument that language testing for citizenship is necessary in order to ensure that naturalized citizens have sufficient language proficiency to participate in democratic life. First, we contend that as they are currently designed, language tests are normally unsuitable to assess the ability of would‐be citizens to participate in the complex linguistic interactions that characterize democratic life. We further claim that if language tests were redesigned in order to meet this challenge, this would unjustly exclude (or exacerbate the exclusion of) many categories of migrants from citizenship, especially humanitarian entrants and adults with low‐level literacy skills. Finally, we argue that language tests and language skills may be unnecessary for political participation, if institutions and social norms are in place which enable speakers of different languages to participate in political life effectively and without fear of prejudice.

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Differential resilience effects of everyday political engagement against heterosexist victimization among sexual minority youth: The importance of identity‐based action

Chan

Leung

2023

American J of Comm Psychol

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Everyday forms of political engagement, such as civic participation and collective action, have been recognized as a crucial factor for positive youth development, but less is known about their resilience effects on youth from marginalized populations, especially in less democratic societies. The present study investigated experiences of everyday political engagement among sexual minority youth in China and examined their compensatory and protective effects against heterosexist victimization. A sample of 793 Chinese sexual minority youth was included in the study. The results showed that collective action operated as a protective factor in buffering the effect of heterosexist victimization, such that its association with academic engagement was not significant among those with higher levels of collective action. In contrast, civic participation served the compensatory function and was associated with greater academic engagement, a stronger sense of school belonging, and fewer depression symptoms, but it did not protect against the negative effects of heterosexist victimization. The findings highlight the importance of identity‐based action among sexual minority youth and provide insight into the differential resilience effects of everyday political engagement. The study has implications for fostering resilience among sexual minority youth with victimization experiences in school and counseling settings.

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Civic and Political Engagement Among Ethnic Minority and Immigrant Youth

Cited by 6 publications

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Broadening political participation: The impact of socialising practices on young people’s action repertoires

Broadening political participation: The impact of socialising practices on young people’s action repertoires

Citizenship, language tests, and political participation

Differential resilience effects of everyday political engagement against heterosexist victimization among sexual minority youth: The importance of identity‐based action

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