Youth Civic and Political Engagement

<p>What exactly is civic and political participation? What factors influence young people’s participation? How can we encourage youth to participate actively in their own democracies? <i>Youth Civic and Political Engagement </i>takes a multidisciplinary approach to answering these key questions incorporating research in the fields of psychology sociology political science and education to explore the issues affecting youth civic and political engagement. </p><p>Drawing on evidence that has been obtained in many different national contexts and through multinational studies this book provides a theoretical synthesis of this large and diverse body of research using an integrative multi-level ecological model of youth engagement to do so. It identifies unresolved issues in the field and offers numerous suggestions for future research.</p><p>Youth Civic and Political Engagement is an invaluable resource for researchers teachers youth workers civil society activists policymakers and politicians who wish to acquire an up-to-date understanding of the factors and processes that influence young people’s civic and political engagement and how to promote youth engagement.</p>