Young People, Radical Democracy and Community Development

by Cihan Erdal (Contribution by), Dena Arya (Contribution by), Dominic Zimmermann (Contribution by), Róisín O'Gorman (Contribution by), Gülçin Erdi (Contribution by)

Overview

Young people are often at the forefront of democratic activism, whether self-organised or supported by youth workers and community development professionals. Focusing on youth activism for greater equality, liberty and mutual care – radical democracy – this timely collection explores the movement’s impacts on community organisations and workers. Essays from the Global North and Global South cover the Black Lives Matter movement, environmental activism and the struggles of refugees. At a time of huge global challenges, youth participation is a dynamic lens through which all community development scholars and participants can rethink their approaches.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781447362760
Publisher:	Policy Press
Publication date:	12/20/2022
Series:	Rethinking Community Development
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x (d)

About the Author

Janet Batsleer worked until recently as Reader in Community Education and Principal Lecturer in Youth and Community Work at Manchester Metropolitan UniversityHarriet Rowley is Senior Lecturer in Education and Community at Manchester Metropolitan University. Demet Lüküslü is Professor of Sociology at Yeditepe University, Turkey.

Table of Contents

PART I Young people: radical democracy and community development Introduction: Young people, radical democracy and community development - Janet Batsleer, Harriet Rowley and Demet Lüküslü Thinking/acting with migrants under neoliberalism: "It's horrible to perceive solidarity as merely absorbing the sorrow of one side". - Cihan Erdal PART II Young people acting together for eco-justice Imagining the future under capitalism: young people involved in environmental activism in an economic crisis - Dena Arya Community building for and through sustainable food - Dominic Zimmermann Daring, dissolving and dancing: making communities with water - Róisín O’Gorman PART III Acts of citizenship? Community development, empowerment and youth participation in social-housing neighbourhoods in France - Gülçin Erdi LGBTQ+ young peoples’ sexuality and gender citizenship in digital spaces - Sally Carr and Ali Hanbury Enabling spaces for and with marginalised young people: the case of the Disha peer support and speak out group - Sadhana Natu Meaningful youth engagement in community programming in Kenya - Yvonne Akinyi Ochieng, Su Lyn Corcoran and Kate Pahl PART IV Black lives still matter Conceptualising community development through a pedagogy of convivência: youth, race and territory in Brazil - Fernando Lannes Fernandes and Andrea Rodriguez "I did not want the project to end. For me, it should last forever": exploring a community development framework based on learned lessons from marginalised youth voices in Brazil - Andrea Rodriguez and Fernando Lannes Fernandes Burning work: field map - Christxpher Oliver PART V Practising hope They are not your warriors: intergenerational tensions and practices of hope in young people’s environmental activism - Dena Arya Afterword: Community as prefigurative practice – practices of hope - Janet Batsleer, Harriet Rowley and Demet Lüküsl ü

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“This timely book focuses on how more radical practices might be needed to challenge and overcome injustice. The sharing of global challenges and examples will appeal to numerous subject disciplines, and will be well received by academics and students alike." Alan Smith, Leeds Beckett University

“This inspiring collection successfully rediscovers 'community as a verb’ and cultivates ‘educated hope’ for radical democracy and its possibilities. A pleasure to read, and a powerful resource for scholars, activists and community developers alike.” Jacqueline Kennelly, Carleton University