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Political Socialization of Youth

A Palestinian Case Study

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  • © 2017

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Authors:
  1. Janette Habashi

    1. University of Oklahoma, Norman, USA

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  • This book provides an extensive body of literature on political socialization and its manifestation in youth political agency
  • Exposes the complexity of the political lives of Palestinian youth
  • The text can be applied to the experience of youth who live under oppression in any part of the world

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  3. The Outcome of Political Socialization

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 149-149
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    2. The Evolvement of National Identity: A Never-Ending Process

      • Janette Habashi
      Pages 151-175

    3. Youth Agency/Activism: The Hidden Outcome

      • Janette Habashi
      Pages 177-198

    4. The Normalization of Youth Political Agency

      • Janette Habashi
      Pages 199-220

  4. Back Matter

    Pages 221-224
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About this book

This book increases the awareness of youth political agency and how it relates to adults, governments, communities, and local and global discourse. It reveals the complexity of youth’s political lives as it intersects with social identifiers such as location, gender, and political status, and interacts with neoliberal discourse embedded in media, local politics, education, and religious idioms. This book fills a gap in existing research to provide a body of literature on the political socialization and its manifestation in youth political agency. The research findings aid in understanding the abilities of youth to reason, reflect upon, articulate, and act upon their political views. This research is not only pertinent to children in Palestine, but can also be applied to children living everywhere as global discourse of oppression is not limited to a location, age or a group. 

Reviews

“The comprehensive nature of this study, its holistic approach to understanding political socialization, and its methodological innovativeness make this a valuable read for children’s geographers. … though researchers working within highly charged political environments may find it particularly relevant, anyone with an interest in youth political socialization and political agency would do well to consult this book.” (David J. Marshall, Children's Geographies, Vol. 16 (5), 2018)

“Janette Habashi’s new book, Political socialization of youth: A Palestinian case study, is a culmination of nearly a decade of multi-modal methodological engagement with Palestinian youth. This comprehensive work of critical thought in an innovative intervention of transdisciplinary engagement and import. Habashi’s book is a must-read in the disciplines of geography, sociology, politics for those interested in youth, Israel/Palestine, and agency studies.” (Tristan Sturm, Space and Polity, Vol. 21, October, 2017)

“This volume explores how matters of community, identity, and geopolitics intervene in landscapes of education, media, and nationalism in young people’s lives. It is a must read for anyone interested in childhood and youth, geopolitics and political participation, and agency and activism.” (Peter Hopkins, Newcastle University, UK)

“Habashi highlights the precarious circumstances of young human beings, who have been betrayed by representatives of the adult-led macro-polities. She demonstrates how, why, and what happens when established socialisation models neglect or obscure the agency she finds at the centre of young Palestinians’ everyday lives. The repercussions of her findings are not limited to the occupied territories; they deserve to challenge worldwide discussions of the political development and agency of young people.” (Dr Erik Amnå, Professor in Political Science at Örebro University, Sweden)

“Janette Habashi uses the words of youth growing up in the Palestinian territories to describe their political coming of age, or how they endow daily events with political meaning.  As these youth construct their identities, Palestinian history, culture, religion, and the weight of Israeli occupation are ever present. ... Habashi strategically builds this portrait with compelling richness and intensity. At the same time, traditional concepts of political socialisation that Habashi presents fairly are exposed as culturally limited to Western, middle-class youth living in a secure world in which politics is filtered, distant, and safe. This insight cannot be escaped, and neither can the seriousness with which Palestinian youth struggle to define who they are, who the other is, and ideals which allow them to persevere.” (James Youniss, James and Wylma Curtin Professor of Psychology, Emeritus, The Catholic University of America, USA)

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Oklahoma, Norman, USA

    Janette Habashi

About the author

Janette Habashi is Associate Professor at the University of Oklahoma, USA. Her research with children, youth, and indigenous populations examines socialization, national identity, political participation, resistance, and children’s rights-based approaches in policy and research.  

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