Towards more inclusive youth engagement in Arab-Mediterranean countries

Laine, Sofia; Lefort, Bruno; Onodera, Henri; Maiche, Karim; Myllylä, Martta

doi:10.24241/swpr.2016.3.1

Cited by 1 publication

(1 citation statement)

References 5 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Socio-political activism is understood as participation in collective action, in which the main activities aim to influencein some cases indiscriminately and in others in a differentiated mannervarious aspects of life in certain sectors of society, collectives, communities, or territories; as well as the norms, decision-making processes, development, government, and monitoring of governmental public policy, at its various territorial and sectorial levels. This definition excludes so-called 'conventional' political participation in political parties and elections, given the disaffection shown by young people towards this type of participation (Laine et al 2016; Albert and Hegasy 2018; Deau and Goeury 2019; Desrues and Garcia de Paredes 2019; Zerhouni 2019) and the differences in the objectives pursued by each type of participation (Norris 2009). On the basis of this definition, the contributions in this special issue focus on the types of participation that most attract young people (Sika and Werenfels 2018;Stolleis 2018) within the network of associations, social movements, and public protests that have arisen in the period starting after the wave of dissent of 2011 had dissipated and up to the revolt began in Algeria in February 2019.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Participation, association-building and dissent in North Africa: the various dimensions of youth activism, from the fall of Ben Ali to the revolt against Bouteflika (2011–2019)

Desrues

Paredes

2019

The Journal of North African Studies

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The overarching objective of this special issue is to gain a more in-depth understanding of the various forms of social and political participation of young people in the Maghreb-Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisiafrom the period after the wave of dissent of 2011 (termed 'The Arab Spring' in the media) dissipated up to the revolt that has been underway in Algeria since February 2019. More specifically, it aims to answer three main questions that, in turn, correspond to three levels of analysis of political activism. On a micro level, this special issue first interrogates how the participation of young people in the protest movements of 2011 was forged and what influence this experience has had on the construction of their individuality. Secondly, and focusing on collective action through the groups that lead it, the issues asks how these young people, socialised in an authoritarian environment, mobilised and formalised their activism. Finally, it asks what influence the various forms of managing pluralism, as well as social and political dissent, has had on the ways in which these young people expressed their dissatisfaction. This introduction, provides an overview of the various contributions to the dossier and situates them in the main sociological issues at hand.

show abstract

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%