Africa S Urban Youth

Author : Amy S. Patterson,Tracy Kuperus,Megan Hershey
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2023-08-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1009235141

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Africa's Urban Youth by Amy S. Patterson,Tracy Kuperus,Megan Hershey Pdf

Making up 65 percent of Africa's population, young people between the ages of 18 and 35 play a key role in politics, yet they live in an environment of rapid urbanization, high unemployment rates and poor state services. Drawing from extensive fieldwork in Ghana, Uganda and Tanzania, this book investigates how Africa's urban youth cultivate a sense of citizenship in this challenging environment, and what it means to them to be a 'good citizen'. In interviews and focus group discussions, African youth, activists, and community leaders vividly explain how income, religion, and gender intertwine with their sense of citizenship and belonging. Though Africa's urban youth face economic and political marginalization as well as generational tensions, they craft a creative citizenship identity that is rooted in their relationships and obligations both to each other and the state. Privileging above all the voice and agency of Africa's young people, this is a vital, systematic examination of youth and youth citizenship in urban environments across Africa.

Author : Amy S. Patterson,Tracy Kuperus,Megan Hershey
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2023-08-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781009235174

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Africa's Urban Youth by Amy S. Patterson,Tracy Kuperus,Megan Hershey Pdf

Draws from extensive fieldwork in three countries to show how African youth negotiate citizenship through daily obligations, relationships, and political engagement.

Author : Michael Bourdillon
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2012-09-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9782869785427

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Negotiating the Livelihoods of Children and Youth in Africa's Urban Spaces by Michael Bourdillon Pdf

This book deals with problems facing children and youth in African cities today. African populations have high growth rates and, consequently, relatively high proportions of young people. Population growth in rural areas has stretched resources leading to urban migration and a rapid growth of cities. Economies have not grown apace with the population; and in some countries, economies have even shrunk. The result is a severe lack of resources in cities to meet the needs of the growing populations, shown in high unemployment, inadequate housing, poor services, and often extreme poverty. All the essays in this book draw attention to such urban environments, in which children and youth have to live and survive. The title of this book speaks of negotiating livelihoods. The concept of ‘livelihood’ has been adopted to incorporate the social and physical environment together with people’s responses to it. It considers not only material, but also human and social resources, including local knowledge and understanding. It, thus, considers the material means for living in a broader context of social and cultural interpretation. It, therefore, does not deal only with material and economic existence, but also with leisure activities, entertainments and other social forms of life developed by young people in response to the dictates of the environment. The book contains country-specific case studies of the problems faced by youths in many African cities, how they develop means to solve them, and the various creative ways through which they improve their status, both economically and socially, in the different urban spaces. It recognizes the potentials of young people in taking control of their lives within the constraints imposed upon them by the society. This book is a valuable contribution to the field of child and youth development, and a useful tool for parents, teachers, academics, researchers as well as government and non-government development agencies.

Author : M. F. C. Bourdillon,Ali Sangaré
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9782869785045

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Negotiating the Livelihoods of Children and Youth in Africa's Urban Spaces by M. F. C. Bourdillon,Ali Sangaré Pdf

Provides a collection of essays that draw attention to urban environments, such as high unemployment, inadequate housing, poor services, and often extreme poverty, in which children and youth have to live and survive. Looks at poor to middle-class communities in African cities (in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Congo, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, Zimbabwe), and illustrates how young people find ways not only of surviving, but also of enjoying themselves.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Africa
ISBN : STANFORD:36105122212819

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Strategy Paper on Urban Youth in Africa by Anonim Pdf

This strategy paper has been developed in the context of UN-Habitat's Safer Cities Programme, and the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD). It forms part of UN-Habitat's work on urbanization, the inclusive city, the problems of urban youth, and issues of governance and youth participation. It is in keeping with the Millennium Development Goal of achieving a significant improvement in the lives of urban slum dwellers by 2020.

Author : Doctor Edgar Pieterse,Susan Parnell
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2014-01-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781780325224

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Africa's Urban Revolution by Doctor Edgar Pieterse,Susan Parnell Pdf

The facts of Africa's rapid urbanisation are startling. By 2030 African cities will have grown by more than 350 million people and over half the continent's population will be urban. Yet in the minds of policy makers, scholars and much of the general public, Africa remains a quintessentially rural place. This lack of awareness and robust analysis means it is difficult to make a policy case for a more overtly urban agenda. As a result, there is across the continent insufficient urgency directed to responding to the challenges and opportunities associated with the world's last major wave of urbanisation. Drawing on the expertise of scholars and practitioners associated with the African Centre for Cities, and utilising a diverse array of case studies, Africa's Urban Revolution provides a comprehensive insight into the key issues - demographic, cultural, political, technical, environmental and economic - surrounding African urbanisation.

Author : Valerie Mueller,James Thurlow
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780198848059

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Youth and Jobs in Rural Africa by Valerie Mueller,James Thurlow Pdf

Many people believe that Africa will struggle to create jobs for its rapidly-growing population, and that rural youth will eventually migrate to cities or other countries. This book uses survey data to create a nuanced understanding of the constraints and opportunities facing rural youth in Africa.

Author : Danielle Resnick,James Thurlow
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2015-04-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317571049

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African Youth and the Persistence of Marginalization by Danielle Resnick,James Thurlow Pdf

The much heralded growth and transformation of many economies in sub-Saharan Africa over the last decade continues to receive prominent attention in academic scholarship and among policy practitioners. An apparent feature about this transformation, however, is that Africa’s youth appear to have been left out. This book critically examines the extent and consequences of the marginalization of African youth. It questions conventional wisdoms about data trends, aspirational goals, and common policy interventions surrounding Africa’s youth that have been variously propagated in both the development studies literature and in mainstream donor policy reports. The book explores macro trends from both a temporal and cross-regional perspective in order to highlight what is distinct about contemporary African youth and whether their prospects and behaviours do actually vary from their counterparts in other regions of the world or from previous generations of African youth. Such studies include cross-country analyses of youth employment patterns and modes of political participation, in-depth examination of the behaviours and aspirations of the urban youth, and critical reflections on the impact of rural employment initiatives, vocational education, and learnership programmes. The incorporation of multiple methods and disciplines, as well as its attention to policy issues, ensures that the book will be of great interest to graduate students, researchers, and professional researchers whose work lies at the intersection of African area studies and development studies as well as those focused on development economics, political science, and public policy and administration.

Author : Marito H. Garcia,Jean Fares
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2008-04-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0821368850

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Youth in Africa's Labor Market by Marito H. Garcia,Jean Fares Pdf

The authors examine the challenges facing Africa's youth in their transition from school to working life, and propose a policy framework for meeting these challenges. Topics covered include the effect of education on employment and income, broadening employment opportunities, and enhancing youth capabilities. The book includes a CD-ROM of case studies of four countries and household data on 13 countries.

Author : Deon Filmer,Louise Fox
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2014-01-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781464801075

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Youth Employment in Sub-Saharan Africa by Deon Filmer,Louise Fox Pdf

"The series is sponsored by the Agence Francaise de Developpement and the World Bank."

Author : Noah L. Nathan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2019-02-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781108474955

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Electoral Politics and Africa's Urban Transition by Noah L. Nathan Pdf

Explores the political impacts of ethnic diversity and the growth of the middle class in urban Africa.

Author : Pius Adesanmi,Institut français de recherche en Afrique
Publisher : African Bookbuilders
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : City children
ISBN : STANFORD:36105073370293

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Youth, Street Culture, and Urban Violence in Africa by Pius Adesanmi,Institut français de recherche en Afrique Pdf

Author : Danielle Resnick,James Thurlow
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2015-04-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317571032

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African Youth and the Persistence of Marginalization by Danielle Resnick,James Thurlow Pdf

The much heralded growth and transformation of many economies in sub-Saharan Africa over the last decade continues to receive prominent attention in academic scholarship and among policy practitioners. An apparent feature about this transformation, however, is that Africa’s youth appear to have been left out. This book critically examines the extent and consequences of the marginalization of African youth. It questions conventional wisdoms about data trends, aspirational goals, and common policy interventions surrounding Africa’s youth that have been variously propagated in both the development studies literature and in mainstream donor policy reports. The book explores macro trends from both a temporal and cross-regional perspective in order to highlight what is distinct about contemporary African youth and whether their prospects and behaviours do actually vary from their counterparts in other regions of the world or from previous generations of African youth. Such studies include cross-country analyses of youth employment patterns and modes of political participation, in-depth examination of the behaviours and aspirations of the urban youth, and critical reflections on the impact of rural employment initiatives, vocational education, and learnership programmes. The incorporation of multiple methods and disciplines, as well as its attention to policy issues, ensures that the book will be of great interest to graduate students, researchers, and professional researchers whose work lies at the intersection of African area studies and development studies as well as those focused on development economics, political science, and public policy and administration.

Author : Rajend Mesthrie,Ellen Hurst-Harosh,Heather Brookes
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2021-09-09
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781107171206

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Youth Language Practices and Urban Language Contact in Africa by Rajend Mesthrie,Ellen Hurst-Harosh,Heather Brookes Pdf

An up-to-date, theoretically informed study of male, in-group, street-aligned, youth language practice in various urban centres in Africa.

Author : OECD,United Nations Economic Commission for Africa,African Development Bank
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2022-04-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264770867

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West African Studies Africa’s Urbanisation Dynamics 2022 The Economic Power of Africa’s Cities by OECD,United Nations Economic Commission for Africa,African Development Bank Pdf

This report provides a new perspective on Africa’s urban economies that is unique in its breadth and level of detail. Based on data from more than 4 million individuals and firms in 2 600 cities across 34 countries, it presents compelling evidence that urbanisation contributes to better economic outcomes and higher living standards.