Youth Civic Engagement in the Developing World: Challenges and Opportunities

Handbook of Research on Civic Engagement in Youth

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 91-113

  Kassimir, Ronald ^a   Flanagan, Constance ^b,c  

^a NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Civil society; Developing world; Growing up global; Mediating institutions; Poverty; Social exclusion; Transition to adulthood; Women's rights; World Bank; Youth activism

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650440825     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470767603.ch4     Document Type: Chapter

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