Youth civic engagement: Challenges for social cohesion in Latin America.

2021 ◽  
pp. 79-104
Author(s):  
B. Paula Luengo Kanacri ◽  
Gloria Jiménez-Moya ◽  
Roberto González
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Youth Civic Engagement

Rethinking Youth Political Socialization

2010 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 1499-1527 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hava R. Gordon ◽  
Jessica K. Taft
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Young People ◽  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Political Socialization ◽  
Political Engagement ◽  
Qualitative Studies ◽  
Youth Civic Engagement ◽  
Roles And Responsibilities

This article draws from the experiences and narratives of teenage activists throughout the Americas in order to add a needed dimension, that of peer political socialization, to the larger political and civic socialization literature. The authors argue that although the existing literature emphasizes the roles and responsibilities of adults in shaping young people’s civic capacities, the roles that young people play in socializing each other for political engagement is underexplored. Based on two qualitative studies of teenage activists throughout North and Latin America, the authors argue that teenage activists, who are largely left out of this literature, represent a different process by which youth engage in politics. We use teenagers’ narratives about their own youth-led political socialization to extend the existing theorizing on youth civic engagement, rethink some of its core tenets, and elucidate the roles that young people themselves play in the processes of political socialization.

Program Quality Components related to Youth Civic Engagement

2021 ◽  
pp. 106022
Author(s):  
Jaime Ballard ◽  
Lynne Borden ◽  
Daniel Francis Perkins
Keyword(s):  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Program Quality ◽  
Youth Civic Engagement

YOUTH CIVIC ENGAGEMENT – RESOURCE OF SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pāvels Jurs ◽  
Alīda Samuseviča ◽  
Inta Kulberga ◽  
Maija Ročāne
Keyword(s):  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Youth Civic Engagement

Youth Civic Engagement in the Twenty-First Century

2002 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 121-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Youniss ◽  
Susan Bales ◽  
Verona Christmas-Best ◽  
Marcelo Diversi ◽  
Milbrey McLaughlin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Civic Engagement ◽  
First Century ◽  
Youth Civic Engagement ◽  
Twenty First Century

Trust: the key to social cohesion and growth in Latin America and the Caribbean

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Scartascini
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Good News ◽  
Institutional Reforms ◽  
Political Consequences ◽  
Public Sector Reforms ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Government Workers

Trust is the most pressing and yet least discussed problem confronting Latin America and the Caribbean. Whether in others, in government, or in firms, trust is lower in the region than anywhere else in the world. The economic and political consequences of mistrust ripple through society. It suppresses growth and innovation: investment, entrepreneurship, and employment all flourish when firms and government, workers and employers, banks and borrowers, and consumers and producers trust each other. Trust inside private and public sector organizations is essential for collaboration and innovation. Mistrust distorts democratic decision-making. It keeps citizens from demanding better public services and infrastructure, from joining with others to control corruption, and from making the collective sacrifices that leave everyone better off. The good news is that governments can increase citizen trust with clearer promises of what citizens can expect from them, public sector reforms that enable them to keep their promises, and institutional reforms that strengthen the commitments that citizens make to each other. This book guides decision-makers as they incorporate trust and social cohesion into the comprehensive reforms needed to address the regions most pernicious challenges.

The Role of Women in the Development of New Religious Movements in Latin America

2021 ◽  
pp. 346-364
Author(s):  
Angel Belzunegui Eraso ◽  
David Dueñas Cid
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Religious Movements ◽  
New Religious Movements ◽  
Religious Plurality ◽  
New Religions ◽  
Role Of Women ◽  
Latin American Countries

In this chapter we focus on the growth of “new religions” and new religious movements in Latin America and attempt to find explanations for this growth. Although other explanations for the increase in religious plurality exist, we focus on the role of women in this development. The expansion of movements such as Pentecostalism is challenging the centrality of Catholicism in many Latin American countries. Basically, we therefore aim to answer the following question: Why has Pentecostalism grown so much in some Latin American countries while Catholicism has experienced a certain decline? One possible explanation for this is the role of women in this expansion, which has fostered greater social cohesion within families and communities. Pentecostalism has led to a certain empowerment of the women living in precarious conditions, affording them greater visibility and importance within their communities and giving them a role in the re-education of behaviours that are rooted in male domination.

Developing the Leadership Potential of African Youth Through Online Communities

2022 ◽  
pp. 408-424
Author(s):  
Lanoi Maloiy ◽  
Jocelyn Cranefield
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Young People ◽  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Online Communities ◽  
Youth Civic Engagement ◽  
Leadership Potential ◽  
Facilitating Factors ◽  
Study Methodology ◽  
African Youth ◽  
Two Barriers

This chapter draws on the results of an explorative, qualitative study that investigated how online communities can facilitate civic engagement amongst Millennials. Based on the study's findings, the chapter explores how the use of online communities can assist and empower youth, particularly African young people, to overcome barriers, empower and foster civic engagement. This chapter begins with a review of key literature, and then a summary of the study methodology, followed by a discussion of the study findings and their potential for African youth. Results of the study indicated that five facilitating factors and two barriers were influential towards youth civic engagement in an online context. Adult perceptions of youth and the low credibility of online communities were found to act as significant barriers to online youth participation. Given these key findings from the study, the authors show how to employ online communities to engage African youth civic participation and decision making.

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