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Book SynopsisThis collection sheds light on diverse forms of collective engagement among young people. Recent developments in youth studies, and the changing global shape of socio-economic conditions for young people, demand new approaches and ideas. Contributors focus on novel processes, practices and routines within youth collectivity in various contexts across the globe, including Indonesia, Spain, Italy, Norway and Poland. The chapters pay particular attention to transitional phases in the lives of young people. Conceptually, the book also explores the strengths and limitations of a focus on collectivity in youth studies. Ultimately, the book makes the case for a focus on forms of collectivity and engagement to help scholars think through contemporary experiences of shared social life among young people. Contributors are: Duncan Adam, Massimiliano Andretta, Roberta Bracciale, David Cairns, Diego Carbajo Padilla, Enzo Colombo, Valentina Cuzzocrea, Carles Feixa, Ben Gook, Izabela Grabowska, Natalia Juchniewicz, Ewa Krzaklewska, Wolfgang Lehmann, Michelle Mansfield, María Martinez, Ann Nilsen, Rebecca Raby, Paola Rebughini, Birgit Reißig, Bjørn Schiermer, Tabea Schlimbach, Melanie Simms, Benjamín Tejerina, Kristoffer C Vogt, and Natalia Waechter.
Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables Notes on Contributors 1 Bringing Together Forms of Collective Engagement in Youth Transitions Processes, Practices and Theoretical Perspectives Valentina Cuzzocrea, Ben Gook and Bjørn Schiermer PART 1 Forms of Collective Engagement in (Un)employment, (Lack of) Work, Collaborative Practices 2 Transition Companions. The Role of Peers in German School-to-Work Transitions Tabea Schlimbach and Birgit Reißig 3 Early Teen-Work Assemblages and Embedded Dependence Rebecca Raby and Wolfgang Lehmann 4 Precarious Solidarities Unions, Young Workers and Representative Claims Melanie Simms and Duncan Adam PART 2 Youth Collectivities and Transformed Public Space 5 The Lonjas in the Basque Country New Forms of Collectivity in Precarious Times Diego Carbajo, María Martínez and Benjamín Tejerina 6 Collective Individualism Practices of Youth Collectivity within a Graffiti Community in Yogyakarta, Indonesia Michelle Mansfield 7 ‘There Is No Me, There Is Only Us’ The Erasmus Bubble as a Transient Form of Transnational Collectivity Valentina Cuzzocrea, Ewa Krzaklewska and David Cairns PART 3 Youth Collectivities in Forging Youth Identities through New Media 8 Young Italians, NEETs and Political Engagement Any Good News? Massimiliano Andretta and Roberta Bracciale 9 Gendered Social Media Cultures between Individuality and Collectivity Natalia Waechter 10 The Assisting Collectivities of Young Migrants and Nonmigrants via New Media Natalia Juchniewicz and Izabela Grabowska PART 4 Forms of Collective Engagement in Reshaping Subjectivities 11 The Taken-for-Granted in Intergenerational Processes during Youth Transitions Exploring Intersections of Gender, Class and Historical Period Ann Nilsen and Kristoffer Chelsom Vogt 12 Connecting Individualisations Towards a New Generational Collective Action Enzo Colombo and Paola Rebughini Afterword Carles Feixa Index
