Theorising youth and everyday peace(building)

Berents, Helen; McEvoy-Levy, Siobhán

doi:10.1080/21647259.2015.1052627

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“…These findings support current thinking that youth are active citizens in informal, everyday ways (Azmi et al., ; Berents and McEvoy‐Levy, ) and that experiences of violent conflict shape acts of citizenship (Oosterom, ). This article advances knowledge on youth in conflict settings by showing how self‐actualization is not only about crafting one's individual life course (Seymour, ; Utas, ; Vigh, ), but is also realized through the social relationships and communities of which youth are part.…”

Section: Resultssupporting

confidence: 85%

“…Since the majority of youth tend to be far removed from policy processes concerned with post‐conflict reconstruction and peace, scholars advocate focusing on ‘everyday’ forms of participation in post‐conflict settings (Azmi et al., ; Berents and McEvoy‐Levy, ; Kurtenbach and Pawelz, ; Oosterom, forthcoming; Podder, ; Schnabel and Tabyshalieva, ). Through a focus on the everyday, they demonstrate that youth can act strategically in conflict‐affected settings, and thus influence local political process and promote peace.…”

Section: Everyday Youth Action and Citizenshipmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The recognition that conflict‐affected populations sometimes negotiate with armed actors in order to protect themselves and community interests, and sometimes defy and resist them (Baines and Paddon, ; Barter, ), suggests there is no strict conceptual separation between tactical and strategic agency. Berents and McEvoy‐Levy (: 117–18) note that young people's survival strategies can include strategic political action. Podder () underlines that, while operating from socially marginal positions, youth are able to strategically navigate tensions between social groups and engage in diplomatic interactions.…”

Section: Everyday Youth Action and Citizenshipmentioning

confidence: 99%

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‘Building Kachin’: Youth and Everyday Action in one of Myanmar's Ethnic States

Oosterom¹,

Maran²,

Wilson³

2019

Development and Change

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In 2011, Myanmar started its political transition after decades of military rule. In Kachin State this coincided with the breaking of a 17‐year ceasefire between the Kachin Independence Organization/Army (KIO/A) and the state army, the Tatmadaw. For youth living in Kachin State, this meant that opportunities for civic and political participation opened up while at the same time their context remained volatile and uncertain. Using citizenship theory and the concept of the ‘everyday’, this article analyses how youth in Kachin State connect the challenges they experience to their sense of citizenship, and how this informs everyday forms of youth action as well as youth participation in policy processes. The article argues that young people act out of moral and political reasons to ‘build Kachin’, in response to deeply historically rooted experiences of discrimination and state repression. While the agency of young people living in conflict settings is often believed to be limited to tactical agency for individual and immediate survival, an analysis of youth's experiences of citizenship shows that they also act strategically to advance the interests of their society.

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Section: Resultssupporting

confidence: 85%

Section: Everyday Youth Action and Citizenshipmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Everyday Youth Action and Citizenshipmentioning

confidence: 99%

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‘Building Kachin’: Youth and Everyday Action in one of Myanmar's Ethnic States

Oosterom¹,

Maran²,

Wilson³

2019

Development and Change

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“…They are caught in a vicious cycle where survival forces them to forgo education which then negatively affects their ability to find permanent jobs. The sentiments expressed confirm research highlighting youth as being stuck, unable to progress in their lives (Berents & McEvoy-Levy 2015;Honwana 2013). One report highlights that 'Afghanistan's cities are increasingly hostile places for youth' and female-headed households (GIRoA 2015, 14).…”

Section: Urban Displaced Youth Caught In Limbo: Vulnerabilities and Lmentioning

confidence: 85%

Youth Interrupted: The Consequences of Urban Displacement for Young Men and Women in Afghanistan

Schmeidl

Bose²

2016

Journal of Peacebuilding & Development

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In conflict-affected countries there is a trend of rapid urbanisation driven by internal migration and displacement. These countries are also increasingly young. Despite constituting a demographic majority in urban conflict and displacement-affected situations, youth are often invisible. Afghanistan fits this dynamic well with two-thirds of the population below the age of 25 and one in four living in cities in so-called 'informal settlements' on the fringes of cities, a vast majority with displacement backgrounds. Furthermore, Afghan youth have had very little agency in conceiving their future and that of their country. They are viewed as either vulnerable or risk factors for conflict, with action limited to 'exit' or 'violence'. This article gives urban displaced Afghan youth a voice by telling their story of being caught between the desire for agency and the real and perceived obstacles that prevent this from happening.

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“…Berents and McEvoy‐Levy () argue that there is a gap between youth and adults in the peacebuilding agenda that is pushing youth knowledge and leadership to “parks, street corners,” their homes, or, worst of all “to the imagination” (p.122). And if peace is left to the imagination of 51% of the population in Tunisia, what substance of peace can there really be?…”

Section: Youthmentioning

confidence: 99%

Exploring Collaborative Civic Leadership Among Young Tunisians: Inviting Despair, Creating Hope

Kincaid

2017

Digest Mid East Studies

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This article explores how civically engaged youth in Tunisia are approaching collaboration with noncivically engaged youth to promote greater levels of civic participation. This article is based on qualitative research conducted in Tunis, Tunisia during the summer of 2015 with 16 youth, all under the age of 35. This article will explore youth attitudes regarding civic engagement and barriers to participation in postauthoritarian Tunisia. This article also explores how civically engaged youth utilize informal social spaces such as coffee shops, universities, and social media sites to stir a sense of hope and pride in activism. This research provides a rich snapshot of civically and noncivically engaged youth who comprise 51% of Tunisia's population and led the 2011 revolution that burgeoned the so-called Arab Spring in North Africa and the Middle East. These findings bring into question labels such as "politically inactive" and "potential ISIS fighters" that are employed in the dominant narrative on Tunisian youth. Finally, this research suggests that Tunisian youth wield powerful leadership skills that will continue to play a critical role in the transformation of civic and social norms.

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Theorising youth and everyday peace(building)

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‘Building Kachin’: Youth and Everyday Action in one of Myanmar's Ethnic States

‘Building Kachin’: Youth and Everyday Action in one of Myanmar's Ethnic States

Youth Interrupted: The Consequences of Urban Displacement for Young Men and Women in Afghanistan

Exploring Collaborative Civic Leadership Among Young Tunisians: Inviting Despair, Creating Hope

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