Jobless Citizens Political Engagement of the Young Unemployed

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Synopsis

This book examines patterns of political engagement of long-term unemployed youth. The authors show how unemployment affects the personal, social, and political life of young people. Focusing on the case of Geneva in Switzerland, the study shows the importance of socioeconomic, relational, psychological, and institutional resources for the political engagement of unemployed youth. The book shows specifically how the relationship between unemployment and the political engagement of unemployed youth is mediated by a number of factors: their socioeconomic status and more generally their individual background, their level of deprivation and the associated degree of subjective well-being; the social capital that unemployed youth draw from involvement in voluntary associations and interpersonal networks and relations, and the political learning stemming from interactions with welfare institutions and their perception of such interactions. Students and scholars in areas including Sociology, Political Science, Economics, Youth Studies and Social Policy will find this study of interest.

Book details

Edition:
1st ed. 2017
Author:
Marco Giugni, Jasmine Lorenzini
ISBN:
9781349951420
Related ISBNs:
9781349951413
Publisher:
Palgrave Macmillan UK, London
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2021-04-10
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2017
Copyright by:
Marco Giugni, Jasmine Lorenzini 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Business and Finance, Nonfiction, Politics and Government, Sociology