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Practices of active citizenship among migrant youth: beyond conventionalities

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posted on 2024-06-03, 09:42 authored by Fethi MansouriFethi Mansouri, L Kirpitchenko
This paper discusses the empirical manifestations of the notion of active citizenship in the context of the experiences of migrant youth. It focuses on the practices of active citizenship through involvement in social networks and creative civic engagement. In doing so, the article examines the complex and multi-faceted nature of social networking among migrant youth and the extent to which their approach to engagement is dependent on the specificities of the local environment, the type of social issues involved, and the cultural norms of one's own cultural heritage. Key empirical insights are derived from quantitative and qualitative research conducted among migrant youth of African, Arabic-speaking and Pacific Island backgrounds in Australia. These empirical insights are used to examine the changing perceptions of active citizenship among migrant youth, and the possibilities offered through non-traditional networks to engender civic engagement and social participation.

History

Journal

Social identities

Volume

22

Pagination

307-323

Location

Oxford, Eng.

ISSN

1350-4630

eISSN

1363-0296

Language

eng

Publication classification

C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Copyright notice

2016, Taylor and Francis

Issue

3

Publisher

Taylor and Francis