Browsing School of Political Science and Sociology by Subject "Citizenship"

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    • Engaging urban youth: community, citizenship and democracy 

      Chaskin, Robert J.; McGregor, Caroline; Brady, Bernadine (UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, National University of Ireland Galway, 2018)
      It is well known that disadvantaged youth in urban environments often experience marginalisation and disenfranchisement that can lead to serious consequences for them, their families, and the wider society. Such ...

    • Governing the future: citizenship as technology, empowerment as technique 

      Ryan, Kevin (Sage Journals, 2011)
      This article examines how citizenship can be deployed as a technology of conduct, and how it combines with the technique of empowerment in instituting the behavioural norms that constitute a neo-liberal social order. It ...

    • Understanding youth civic engagement: debates, discourses and lessons from practice 

      Shaw, Aileen; Brady, Bernadine; McGrath, Brian; Brennan, Mark A.; Dolan, Pat (Taylor & Francis, 2014-07-24)
      While civic engagement provides a rich rationale for intervention, the array of discourses urging a focus on youth engagement or action means that the concept can be confusing, cluttered, and lacking consistent operationalization. ...