Part 1. Youth as a Social Category -- Part 2. Negotiating Identity in Times of Risk -- Part 3. Representation and Self-Perception -- Part 4. Militancy and Street Violence -- Part 5. Voluntarism and Civil Society -- Part 6. Popular Culture and Music
Summary
In 2011, Arab youth took to the streets in their thousands to demand their freedom. Although it is too early to speculate on the ultimate outcome of the uprisings, one auspicious feature stands out: they reveal the genesis of a new generation sparked by the desire for civil liberties, advocacy for human rights, and participatory democracy. This unique volume explores some of the antecedents of the upheavals and anticipates alternative venues of resistance that marginalized youth - from Lebanon, Syria and Palestine to Saudi Arabia, Morocco and Iran - can mobilize to realize their emancipatory e
