Citizen Youth

Jacqueline Joan Kennelly is Associate Professor of Sociology at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada.

• Citizen Youth' in the Twenty-First Century Understanding Youth Political Engagement: Unpacking Youth Citizenship as Governance  Constructing the Good Youth Citizen: A History of the Present Good Citizen/Bad Activist: The Cultural Role of the State in Youth Political Participation  Class Exclusions, Racialized Identities: The Symbolic Economy of Youth Activism  Becoming Actors: Agency and Youth Activist Subcultures

"This richly theorised, fascinating study of young activists should be read by all social scientists. It reinvigorates debates on social movements and the problem of youth, whilst providing a much-needed antidote to the current pessimism about the possibilities of activism and the political engagement of young people." - Diane Reay, Professor of Education, Cambridge University