Drawing on diverse theoretical perspectives, this book examines questions of youth citizenship and participation by exploring their meanings in policy, practice and youth experience. It examines young people's participation in non-government and youth-led organisations, and asks what can be done to bridge the democratic disconnect.

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University of Western Sydney, Australia

Philippa Collin

About the author

Philippa Collin is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Culture and Society, University of Western Sydney and a Research Program Leader of the Young and Well Cooperative Research Centre, Australia.

Bibliographic Information

Book Title: Young Citizens and Political Participation in a Digital Society
Book Subtitle: Addressing the Democratic Disconnect
Authors: Philippa Collin
Series Title: Studies in Childhood and Youth
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137348838
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Social Sciences Collection, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-34882-1Published: 13 January 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-46773-0Due: 01 January 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-34883-8Published: 13 January 2015
Series ISSN: 2731-6467
Series E-ISSN: 2731-6475
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VII, 196
Topics: Sociology of Culture, Youth Culture, Political Sociology, Political Science, Childhood, Adolescence and Society, Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

Front Matter

Introduction: Young People, Participation and Digital Media

Conceptualising Young Citizens

Cultivating Good Citizens

Civic Organisations in Context

Youth Perspectives on Participation

Mediated Participation

Addressing the Democratic Disconnect

Back Matter

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