Title The outcast majority : war, development, and youth in Africa / Marc Sommers

Published Athens, Georgia : The University of Georgia Press, [2015]

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 249 pages) : illustrations, map Contents Demography and alienation -- The wartime template -- Moving forward -- The development response -- Warlords and stovepipes -- Toward youth inclusion: a framework for change Summary The Outcast Majority invites policymakers, practitioners, academics, students, and others to think about three commanding contemporary issues-war, development, and youth-in new ways. The starting point is the following irony: while African youth are demographically dominant, most see themselves as members of an outcast minority. The irony directly informs young people's lives in war-affected Africa, where differences separating the priorities of youth and those of international agencies are especially prominent. Drawing on interviews with development experts and young people, Marc Sommers shines a light on this gap and offers guidance on how to close it. He begins with a comprehensive consideration of forces that shape and propel the lives of African youth today, particularly those experiencing or emerging from war. They are contrasted with forces that influence and constrain the international development aid enterprise. The book concludes with a framework for making development policies and practices significantly more relevant and effective for youth in areas affected by African wars and other places where vast and vibrant youth populations reside Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-242) and index Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (JSTOR platform, viewed November 7, 2016) Subject Youth -- Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Social conditions -- 21st century Youth -- Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Economic conditions -- 21st century Youth and war -- Africa, Sub-Saharan POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Human Rights. Economic history Social conditions Youth and war Youth -- Economic conditions Youth -- Social conditions SUBJECT Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Social conditions -- 21st century Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Economic conditions -- 21st century Subject Sub-Saharan Africa Form Electronic book ISBN 9780820348834 082034883X

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