Hensby, Alexander (2017) Participation and Non-Participation in Student Activism. Radical Subjects in International Politics . Rowman & Littlefield International, London, 272 pp. ISBN 978-1-78348-693-9. E-ISBN 978-1-78348-695-3. (Access to this publication is currently restricted. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:60305)
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Abstract
There is a strong need to understand the changing dynamics of contemporary youth participation: how they engage, what repertoires are considered efficacious, and their motivations to get involved.This book uses the 2010/11 UK student protests against fees and cuts as a case study for analysing some of the key paths and barriers to political participation today. These paths and barriers – which include an individual’s family socialisation, network positioning, and group identification (and dis-identification) – help us explain why some people convert their political sympathies and interests into action, and why others do not. Drawing on an original survey dataset of students, the book shows how and why students responded in the way that they did, whether by occupying buildings, joining marches, signing petitions, or not participating at all. Considering this in the context of other student movements across the globe, the book’s combination of quantitative and qualitative methods, and its theoretical contribution provide a more holistic picture of student protest than is found in existing publications on activism.
Item Type: | Book |
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Uncontrolled keywords: | activism, participation, youth |
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H Social Sciences > HM Sociology J Political Science |
Divisions: | Divisions > Division for the Study of Law, Society and Social Justice > School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research |
Depositing User: | Alexander Hensby |
Date Deposited: | 09 Feb 2017 16:05 UTC |
Last Modified: | 16 Feb 2021 13:43 UTC |
Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/60305 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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