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Forms of Collective Engagement in Youth Transitions
A Global Perspective
Series: - Youth in a Globalizing World, Volume: 16
This collection sheds light on diverse forms of collective engagement among young people. Recent developments in youth studies, and the changing global shape of socio-economic conditions for young people, demand new approaches and ideas. Contributors focus on novel processes, practices and routines within youth collectivity in various contexts across the globe, including Indonesia, Spain, Italy, Norway and Poland. The chapters pay particular attention to transitional phases in the lives of young people. Conceptually, the book also explores the strengths and limitations of a focus on collectivity in youth studies. Ultimately, the book makes the case for a focus on forms of collectivity and engagement to help scholars think through contemporary experiences of shared social life among young people.
Contributors are: Duncan Adam, Massimiliano Andretta, Roberta Bracciale, David Cairns, Diego Carbajo Padilla, Enzo Colombo, Valentina Cuzzocrea, Carles Feixa, Ben Gook, Izabela Grabowska, Natalia Juchniewicz, Ewa Krzaklewska, Wolfgang Lehmann, Michelle Mansfield, MarÃa Martinez, Ann Nilsen, Rebecca Raby, Paola Rebughini, Birgit ReiÃig, Bjørn Schiermer, Tabea Schlimbach, Melanie Simms, BenjamÃn Tejerina, Kristoffer C Vogt, and Natalia Waechter.
Contributors are: Duncan Adam, Massimiliano Andretta, Roberta Bracciale, David Cairns, Diego Carbajo Padilla, Enzo Colombo, Valentina Cuzzocrea, Carles Feixa, Ben Gook, Izabela Grabowska, Natalia Juchniewicz, Ewa Krzaklewska, Wolfgang Lehmann, Michelle Mansfield, MarÃa Martinez, Ann Nilsen, Rebecca Raby, Paola Rebughini, Birgit ReiÃig, Bjørn Schiermer, Tabea Schlimbach, Melanie Simms, BenjamÃn Tejerina, Kristoffer C Vogt, and Natalia Waechter.
Valentina Cuzzocrea holds a PhD in Sociology (University of Essex, 2008). She is Associate Professor at the University of Cagliari. Her latest book is Italian Youth in International Context (co-edited with B.G. Bello and Y. Kazepov, Routledge 2020).
Ben Gook holds a PhD in Social Theory and Cultural Studies (University of Melbourne, 2014). He is Lecturer in Cultural Studies at the University of Melbourne. His publications include Divided Subjects, Invisible Borders: Re-unified Germany after 1989 (Rowman & Littlefield International, 2015).
Bjørn Schiermer holds a PhD in Sociology (University of Copenhagen, 2010). He is Professor at the University of Oslo. He is interested in Sociology of Culture, Subculture and Sociological Theory.
Ben Gook holds a PhD in Social Theory and Cultural Studies (University of Melbourne, 2014). He is Lecturer in Cultural Studies at the University of Melbourne. His publications include Divided Subjects, Invisible Borders: Re-unified Germany after 1989 (Rowman & Littlefield International, 2015).
Bjørn Schiermer holds a PhD in Sociology (University of Copenhagen, 2010). He is Professor at the University of Oslo. He is interested in Sociology of Culture, Subculture and Sociological Theory.
List of Figures and Tables
Notes on Contributors
1âBringing Together Forms of Collective Engagement in Youth Transitions
âProcesses, Practices and Theoretical Perspectives
ââValentina Cuzzocrea, Ben Gook and Bjørn Schiermer
PART 1
Forms of Collective Engagement in (Un)employment, (Lack of) Work, Collaborative Practices
2âTransition Companions.
âThe Role of Peers in German School-to-Work Transitions
ââTabea Schlimbach and Birgit ReiÃig
3âEarly Teen-Work Assemblages and Embedded Dependence
ââRebecca Raby and Wolfgang Lehmann
4âPrecarious Solidarities
âUnions, Young Workers and Representative Claims
ââMelanie Simms and Duncan Adam
PART 2
Youth Collectivities and Transformed Public Space
5âThe Lonjas in the Basque Country
âNew Forms of Collectivity in Precarious Times
ââDiego Carbajo, MarÃa MartÃnez and BenjamÃn Tejerina
6âCollective Individualism
âPractices of Youth Collectivity within a Graffiti Community in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
ââMichelle Mansfield
7ââThere Is No Me, There Is Only Usâ
âThe Erasmus Bubble as a Transient Form of Transnational Collectivity
ââValentina Cuzzocrea, Ewa Krzaklewska and David Cairns
PART 3
Youth Collectivities in Forging Youth Identities through New Media
8âYoung Italians, NEETs and Political Engagement
âAny Good News?
ââMassimiliano Andretta and Roberta Bracciale
9âGendered Social Media Cultures between Individuality and Collectivity
ââNatalia Waechter
10âThe Assisting Collectivities of Young Migrants and Nonmigrants via New Media
ââNatalia Juchniewicz and Izabela Grabowska
PART 4
Forms of Collective Engagement in Reshaping Subjectivities
11âThe Taken-for-Granted in Intergenerational Processes during Youth Transitions
âExploring Intersections of Gender, Class and Historical Period
ââAnn Nilsen and Kristoffer Chelsom Vogt
12âConnecting Individualisations
âTowards a New Generational Collective Action
ââEnzo Colombo and Paola Rebughini
âAfterword
ââCarles Feixa
Index
Notes on Contributors
1âBringing Together Forms of Collective Engagement in Youth Transitions
âProcesses, Practices and Theoretical Perspectives
ââValentina Cuzzocrea, Ben Gook and Bjørn Schiermer
PART 1
Forms of Collective Engagement in (Un)employment, (Lack of) Work, Collaborative Practices
2âTransition Companions.
âThe Role of Peers in German School-to-Work Transitions
ââTabea Schlimbach and Birgit ReiÃig
3âEarly Teen-Work Assemblages and Embedded Dependence
ââRebecca Raby and Wolfgang Lehmann
4âPrecarious Solidarities
âUnions, Young Workers and Representative Claims
ââMelanie Simms and Duncan Adam
PART 2
Youth Collectivities and Transformed Public Space
5âThe Lonjas in the Basque Country
âNew Forms of Collectivity in Precarious Times
ââDiego Carbajo, MarÃa MartÃnez and BenjamÃn Tejerina
6âCollective Individualism
âPractices of Youth Collectivity within a Graffiti Community in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
ââMichelle Mansfield
7ââThere Is No Me, There Is Only Usâ
âThe Erasmus Bubble as a Transient Form of Transnational Collectivity
ââValentina Cuzzocrea, Ewa Krzaklewska and David Cairns
PART 3
Youth Collectivities in Forging Youth Identities through New Media
8âYoung Italians, NEETs and Political Engagement
âAny Good News?
ââMassimiliano Andretta and Roberta Bracciale
9âGendered Social Media Cultures between Individuality and Collectivity
ââNatalia Waechter
10âThe Assisting Collectivities of Young Migrants and Nonmigrants via New Media
ââNatalia Juchniewicz and Izabela Grabowska
PART 4
Forms of Collective Engagement in Reshaping Subjectivities
11âThe Taken-for-Granted in Intergenerational Processes during Youth Transitions
âExploring Intersections of Gender, Class and Historical Period
ââAnn Nilsen and Kristoffer Chelsom Vogt
12âConnecting Individualisations
âTowards a New Generational Collective Action
ââEnzo Colombo and Paola Rebughini
âAfterword
ââCarles Feixa
Index
Researchers and advanced students in the areas of sociology, cultural studies, youth studies, social movements and globalization.