Political Socialization of Youth

Janette Habashi is Associate Professor at the University of Oklahoma, USA. Her research with children, youth, and indigenous populations examines socialization, national identity, political participation, resistance, and children’s rights-based approaches in policy and research.

• Part I: Political socialization and its processes.- 1. Introduction to Palestinian youth journaling project.- 2. Reconceptualizing youth political socialization: a theoretical framework.- 3. Community contribution to political socialization: the global is local.- 4. Social Identifiers: making meaning of intersectionality.- 5. Geopolitics of religion and its role in youth agency.- 6. Limitations of the educational structure in political socialization.- 7. Media and the neoliberal agenda within political socialization.- Part II: The outcome of political socialization.- 8. The evolvement of national identity: A never-ending process.- 9. Youth agency/activism: The hidden outcome .- 10. The normalization of youth political agency.

“The comprehensive nature of this study, its holistic approach to understanding political socialization, and its methodological innovativeness make this a valuable read for children’s geographers. … though researchers working within highly charged political environments may find it particularly relevant, anyone with an interest in youth political socialization and political agency would do well to consult this book.” (David J. Marshall, Children's Geographies, Vol. 16 (5), 2018)“Janette Habashi’s new book, Political socialization of youth: A Palestinian case study, is a culmination of nearly a decade of multi-modal methodological engagement with Palestinian youth. This comprehensive work of critical thought in an innovative intervention of transdisciplinary engagement and import. Habashi’s book is a must-read in the disciplines of geography, sociology, politics for those interested in youth, Israel/Palestine, and agency studies.” (Tristan Sturm, Space and Polity, Vol. 21, October, 2017)