Overview

Securitizing Youth offers new insights on young people’s engagement in a wide range of contexts related to the peace and security field. It presents empirical findings on the challenges and opportunities faced by young women and men in their efforts to build more peaceful, inclusive, and environmentally secure societies. The chapters included in this edited volume examine the diversity and complexity of young people’s engagement for peace and security in different countries across the globe and in different types and phases of conflict and violence, including both conflict-affected and relatively peaceful societies. Chapter contributors, young peacebuilders, and seasoned scholars and practitioners alike propose ways to support youth’s agency and facilitate their meaningful participation in decision-making. The chapters are organized around five broad thematic issues that correspond to the 5 Pillars of Action identified by UN Security Council Resolution 2250. Lessons learned are intended to inform the global youth, peace, and security agenda so that it better responds to on-the-ground realities, hence promoting more sustainable and inclusive approaches to long-lasting peace.  

Full Product Details

Author:   Marisa O. Ensor ,  Nasrat Khalid ,  Valeria Izzi ,  Victoria Bishop
Publisher:   Rutgers University Press
Imprint:   Rutgers University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.029kg
ISBN:  

9781978822382

ISBN 10:   1978822383
Pages:   244
Publication Date:   23 April 2021
Recommended Age:   From 18 to 99 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Marisa O. Ensor PART I Participation 1 Peace by, for, or with Youth? How a PYD Lens Enhances Our View of Young People’s Role in Peacebuilding Carole MacNeil 2 And Then They Came for Me: Youth’s Role in Mediating for Peace in Kibera, Kenya Grace Atuhaire PART II Protection 3 Protecting Marginalized Youths: Romani Children and Formal Education Diana Budur 4 Squeezed Agency: Youth Resistance to the Securitization of Peacebuilding Ali Altiok PART III Prevention 5 Lost in Translation? Youth Employment and Peacebuilding—from Policy to Programs Valeria Izzi 6 Community Ties, Training, and Technology: A More Effective Framework for Peace, Security, and Development for Afghan Youth Nasrat Khalid PART IV Partnerships 7 Climate Change, Environmental Action, and the Youth, Peace, and Security Agenda: Global Policies, Local Efforts Marisa O. Ensor 8 Putting Youth on the Agenda: Intersections with the Women, Peace, and Security Framework Jeni Klugman and Matthew Moore PART V Disengagement and Reintegration 9 Securitized Youth, Transitional Justice, and the Politics of Disengagement in Rwanda Victoria R. Bishop 10 Digital Media as the Next Frontier for Fighting Violent Extremism among Youth? Willice Onyango Conclusions: Securitizing Youth—Lessons Learned Marisa O. Ensor List of Contributors Index

Reviews

""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 *

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 Women's Issues

"""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."" ""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."""

Author Information

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.  

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