Securitizing Youth

MARISA O. ENSOR is a gender and youth specialist with a background in the human dimensions of disasters, environmental change, conflict, displacement and security.  She is currently based at Georgetown University’s Justice and Peace Studies Program.

• IntroductionMarisa O. EnsorPART I Participation1 Peace by, for, or with Youth? How a PYD Lens Enhances Our View of Young People’s Role in PeacebuildingCarole MacNeil2 And Then They Came for Me: Youth’s Role in Mediating for Peace in Kibera, KenyaGrace AtuhairePART II Protection3 Protecting Marginalized Youths: Romani Children and Formal EducationDiana Budur4 Squeezed Agency: Youth Resistance to the Securitization of PeacebuildingAli AltiokPART III Prevention5 Lost in Translation? Youth Employment and Peacebuilding-from Policy to ProgramsValeria Izzi6 Community Ties, Training, and Technology: A More Effective Framework for Peace, Security, and Development for Afghan YouthNasrat KhalidPART IV Partnerships7 Climate Change, Environmental Action, and the Youth, Peace, and Security Agenda: Global Policies, Local EffortsMarisa O. Ensor8 Putting Youth on the Agenda: Intersections with the Women, Peace, and Security FrameworkJeni Klugman and Matthew MoorePART V Disengagement and Reintegration9 Securitized Youth, Transitional Justice, and the Politics of Disengagement in RwandaVictoria R. Bishop10 Digital Media as the Next Frontier for Fighting Violent Extremism among Youth?Willice OnyangoConclusions: Securitizing Youth-Lessons LearnedMarisa O. EnsorList of ContributorsIndex

"Anyone interested in understanding youth as a demographic dividend will find this book fascinating. Securitizing Youth provides an excellent overview of key issues raised by the UN’s policy focus on youth that is detailed, informative and accessible. The chapters provide keen insights into important topics ranging from youth engagement in mediating local conflicts to addressing climate change and their role in transitional justice. Marisa Ensor has made a significant contribution to this field of study." - Melanne Verveer (Director, Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace & Security, and former US Ambassador for Global Women's Issues) "Today’s super-youthful world features a dispiriting irony: young people at the center of much policy discussion usually are unable to make their own case. Fortunately, the contributors in this important book collectively contrast current policy confusions with dynamic youth on the ground. The result is a timely, foundational book. Strongly recommended." - Marc Sommers (author of The Outcast Majority: War, Development, and Youth in Africa) "Anyone interested in understanding youth as a demographic dividend will find this book fascinating. Securitizing Youth provides an excellent overview of key issues raised by the UN’s policy focus on youth that is detailed, informative and accessible. The chapters provide keen insights into important topics ranging from youth engagement in mediating local conflicts to addressing climate change and their role in transitional justice. Marisa Ensor has made a significant contribution to this field of study." - Melanne Verveer (Director, Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace & Security, and former US Ambassador for Global Wome) "Today’s super-youthful world features a dispiriting irony: young people at the center of much policy discussion usually are unable to make their own case. Fortunately, the contributors in this important book collectively contrast current policy confusions with dynamic youth on the ground. The result is a timely, foundational book. Strongly recommended." - Marc Sommers (author of The Outcast Majority: War, Development, and Youth in Africa)