Finding Political Identities: Young People in a Changing Europe by Alistair Ross

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This book examines how young people in Europe construct their political identities. Based on small discussion groups with 2000 young people across 29 European states, Alistair Ross explores how 13 to 20 year olds build identities in contemporary society, creating contingent narratives of local, national and European identities with families, friends and social media. As well as exploring what these kaleidoscopic identities look like and the sources they draw on, it also examines how these accounts are assembled and integrated with each other.The study uses deliberative discussions to allow young people to develop their own constructs and terms in conversation with each other. This analysis presents a complex polyphonic of political beliefs and values of rights, which young Europeans attach to political structures and institutions that often transcend traditional boundaries of state and nation.Finding Political Identities will be of interest to postgraduate students and academics across Education, Sociology, Politics and European Studies, especially those with a focus on Social Constructionism, Citizenship, Identity Studies, Social Policy, and Youth Studies.  

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This book explores how young people in Europe construct their political identities. Based on small discussion groups with 2000 young people across 29 European states, Alistair Ross explores how 13 to 20 year olds build identities in contemporary society, creating contingent narratives of local, national and European identities with families, friends and social media. As well as exploring what these kaleidoscopic identities look like and the sources they draw on, it also examined how these accounts are assembled and integrated with each other. The study uses deliberative discussions to allow young people to develop their own constructs and terms in conversation with each other. This analysis presents a complex polyphonic of political beliefs and values of rights, which young Europeans attach to political structures and institutions that often transcend traditional boundaries of state and nation. Finding Political Identities will be of interest to postgraduate students and academics across Education, Sociology, Politics and European Studies, especially those with a focus on Social Constructionism, Citizenship, Identity Studies, Social Policy, and Youth Studies.

Author Biography

Alistair Ross is Emeritus Professor of Education, London Metropolitan University. He was awarded a Jean Monnet personal chair in Citizenship Education in Europe by the European Commission in 2009.

Table of Contents

1. Locations, Loyalties and Labels.- 2. Values and Issues.- 3. Diversities and Generational Change.- 4. The Contingent and Contextual Resources of Identity Construction.-  5. Continental Perspectives.- 6. Hierarchies of Cohesion and Diffusion.-  7. How Is It Done? Metaphors for Constructing Identities. 

Review

"This timely book is the result of a research project supported by the European Commission … . it is another call for attention to the importance of rethinking citizenship education in schools; and yet another reason to read this book for those scholars concerned about the democratic future of Europe." (Marta Estellés, Education Review, March 6, 2019)

Long Description

This book examines how young people in Europe construct their political identities. Based on small discussion groups with 2000 young people across 29 European states, Alistair Ross explores how 13 to 20 year olds build identities in contemporary society, creating contingent narratives of local, national and European identities with families, friends and social media. As well as exploring what these kaleidoscopic identities look like and the sources they draw on, it also examines how these accounts are assembled and integrated with each other. The study uses deliberative discussions to allow young people to develop their own constructs and terms in conversation with each other. This analysis presents a complex polyphonic of political beliefs and values of rights, which young Europeans attach to political structures and institutions that often transcend traditional boundaries of state and nation. Finding Political Identities will be of interest to postgraduate students and academics across Education, Sociology, Politics and European Studies, especially those with a focus on Social Constructionism, Citizenship, Identity Studies, Social Policy, and Youth Studies.

Review Quote

"This timely book is the result of a research project supported by the European Commission ... . it is another call for attention to the importance of rethinking citizenship education in schools; and yet another reason to read this book for those scholars concerned about the democratic future of Europe." (Marta Estell

Feature

Contributes to scholarly fields such as identities, European citizenship and social constructionism Uses a diverse, cross-national data set and longitudinal analysis Offers a wide range of significant theoretical possibilities across a group of related disciplinary areas

Details ISBN3030081206 Language English Year 2019 ISBN-10 3030081206 ISBN-13 9783030081201 Format Paperback Author Alistair Ross Subtitle Young People in a Changing Europe DEWEY 155.2 Series Palgrave Politics of Identity and Citizenship Series Imprint Springer Nature Switzerland AG Place of Publication Cham Country of Publication Switzerland Pages 366 Publication Date 2019-01-10 Short Title Finding Political Identities UK Release Date 2019-01-10 Illustrations 5 Illustrations, black and white; XXV, 366 p. 5 illus. Publisher Springer Nature Switzerland AG Edition Description Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2019 Alternative 9783319908748 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this

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