Rural Youth at the Crossroads

<p>Featuring chapters by an international group of scholars and academics <i>Rural Youth at the Crossroads</i> discusses the challenges and contexts facing youth from rural communities in countries with legacies of socialism undergoing social political and economic transition. </p><p>The chapters employ a variety of sources and approaches to examine rural youth outcomes and the well-being and sustainability of rural areas. The book focuses particularly on career and educational goals the often contradictory relations between rural schools and communities majority-minoritized group relations community engagement and political attitudes. Individual chapters examine these questions and dynamics within Croatia Czechia Hungary Romania Russia Serbia and Vietnam. In total the volume represents a unique and timely comparative discussion of the relationship between youth and rural development within transitional societies and the challenges and opportunities for enhancing the well-being and sustainability of rural communities. </p><p>Aimed at informing strategies to revitalize rural social space this book is targeted towards social scientists with interest in sociology and rural sociology demography education youth development community/regional development rurality public policy and identity formation in transitional contexts. As such this book will have international appeal to researchers educators and policymakers in transitional countries and to those interested in these topics regions and communities.</p>