Young people navigating political engagement through post-war instability and mobility: A case from rural Nepal

Korzenevica, Marina

doi:10.1016/j.geoforum.2016.05.006

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“…Several studies show how youth mobilize informally to address gaps in service delivery, act as brokers to state authorities, and challenge neglect by official leaders (Jeffrey and Dyson, , ; Korzenevica, ; Turner, ). These youth respond to practical needs of their communities, while in the process they enact their citizenship, critique what they consider unresponsive and corrupt governance, and model new ways of doing politics (Jeffrey and Dyson, , ; Turner, ).…”

Section: Everyday Youth Action and Citizenshipmentioning

confidence: 99%

‘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: Everyday Youth Action and Citizenshipmentioning

confidence: 99%

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

Oosterom¹,

Maran²,

Wilson³

2019

Development and Change

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“…Having escaped their geographical isolation and seeing and hearing for themselves what is transpiring in their country they are easily radicalized and are willing to take direct action in order to improve their circumstances. Realization of their marginalization urges them to take a course of action that could involve the use violent means (Korzenevica, 2016). Similarly, studies show that the absence of crucial infrastructure (e.g., road access) has contributed to isolation which in turn plays a part in expanding the influence of actors committing violent actions in remote areas (Acharya, 2009;Bohara et al, 2006).…”

Section: Youth Identity and Political Violencementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Understanding political socialization at home and among family members and friends is a key to determining how young people may be encouraged to embrace a certain political ideology in Nepal, as people mostly tend to follow their family associations. The attraction of a belief system or ideology may come later in the process of strengthening bonds with certain value systems of a political party, however, the first point of contact begins with the family (Korzenevica, 2016; Smith, 2009; Ventura, 2001). Parents have political ideas that are easily passed on to their children and hence they play an important role in shaping the ideas that youth might entertain regarding certain political leanings in a multi-party system, as currently exists in Nepal (Ventura, 2001).…”

Section: Political Socialization: a Step In Understanding Youth Politmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The country observed massive impacts when there were long strikes in the southern plains demanding for identity based federal provinces to be demarcated in 2007. This was mainly a struggle for recognition of identity with a shift of power from the centre to the regions (Korzenevica, 2016). It informed state restructuring based along lines of ethno-nationalism (Hachhethu, 2007).…”

Section: Youth Identity and Political Violencementioning

confidence: 99%

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Understanding Youth Political Violence in Nepal

Shrestha

Jenkins

2019

Millennial Asia

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Social, economic and political injustice promotes violence among youth. Political parties involved in Nepali democratic upheavals resort to violence; this is where youth are portrayed as major actors in performing violent acts. Youths have always taken part in these political struggles. Political parties have used facts that relate to people suffering from various miseries as a means of manoeuvring and mobilizing youth to participate in armed struggles and uprisings. One would expect these violent episodes to have decreased as the country is now transitioning from armed conflict towards a sustainable peace, but instead postwar Nepal has been continuously facing challenges that youth are posing through their violent behaviours. Addressing issues of unemployment, a corrupt political culture, nepotism and inappropriate political socialization are factors which require urgent responses with political commitment to stop youth participation in political violence. One way to realize this would be to encourage youth engagement in positive peace-building endeavours in Nepal.

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“…Korzenevica, for example, has elaborated on the youths' use of political party patronage in post-conflict Nepal. These youths have been able to become involved in post-conflict development programmes (Korzenevica, 2016). Similarly, Kuzio (2006) has highlighted the role of youths in democratic revolution and regime change in Serbia, Georgia, and Ukraine.…”

Section: Concepts Of Youth and Political Spacementioning

confidence: 99%

Re-examining the Role of Youths in Independent Political Movements: The Case of Jogja Independent

Fimmastuti

2019

Power, Conflict and Democracy Journal

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This article discusses the involvement of youths in independent political movements since Indonesia’s political reform. Political reform became important to be elaborated cause the opening of political space in both political parties and civil society, including for youths. However, this ideal has not been realised, as political parties have been limited by several pathologies and the lack of inclusivity. In the other hand, the establish of independent movements have created alternative spaces for political activity, including for youths. Applying a Bourdieuan perspective, this article examines the habitus and capital evident within such independent movements’ political interactions. This article examined the youths in the Jogja Independent Movement (Gerakan Jogja Independent, JOINT), one independent political movement that has been involved in mayoral elections in Yogyakarta City. The exclusivity of political parties has led the movement to gather public support by collecting identity cards and public donations. Although no longer extant, the movement can still be understood as an arena for interactions between openly recruited volunteers and initiators. This study finds that youths have been unable to become agents and voice their own interests. Elitism continues to pose an obstacle to youths’ political involvement, as positions of power remain dominated by a small group of elites. Youths, having become involved through open recruitment, have yet to become capable of cross-field movement as they lack the capital of their closed-recruitment peers. At the same time, the academic habitus of these volunteers is incongruent with the political field, leading many youths to leave the movement. Political space being dominated by a small group of elites further limits their available space. The decreasing number of volunteers indicates that JOINT was unable to ensure sustained membership, leading to its ultimate failure.

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Young people navigating political engagement through post-war instability and mobility: A case from rural Nepal

Cited by 16 publications

References 45 publications

‘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

Understanding Youth Political Violence in Nepal

Re-examining the Role of Youths in Independent Political Movements: The Case of Jogja Independent

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