Political Socialization of Youth
A Palestinian Case Study
Will be published approx. on 25. October 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
X, 224 pages
978-1-349-69291-0 (ISBN)
Description
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 / Votes
"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)
More details
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
X, 224 p.
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 148 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-349-69291-0 (9781349692910)
DOI
10.1057/978-1-137-47523-7
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
01/2017
Palgrave MacMillan
€96.29
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Person
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.
Content
Part I: Political socialization and its processes
1. Introduction to Palestinian youth journaling project
2. Reconceptualizing youth political socialization: a theoretical framework
3. Community contribution to political socialization: the global is local
4. Social Identifiers: making meaning of intersectionality
5. Geopolitics of religion and its role in youth agency
6. Limitations of the educational structure in political socialization
7. Media and the neoliberal agenda within political socialization
Part II: The outcome of political socialization
8. The evolvement of national identity: A never-ending process
9. Youth agency/activism: The hidden outcome
10. The normalization of youth political agency
1. Introduction to Palestinian youth journaling project
2. Reconceptualizing youth political socialization: a theoretical framework
3. Community contribution to political socialization: the global is local
4. Social Identifiers: making meaning of intersectionality
5. Geopolitics of religion and its role in youth agency
6. Limitations of the educational structure in political socialization
7. Media and the neoliberal agenda within political socialization
Part II: The outcome of political socialization
8. The evolvement of national identity: A never-ending process
9. Youth agency/activism: The hidden outcome
10. The normalization of youth political agency