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| The precarious generation: A political economy of young people J Bessant, R Farthing, R Watts Routledge, 2017 | 274 | 2017 |
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| Young people re-generating politics in times of crises S Pickard, J Bessant Springer International Publishing, 2018 | 154 | 2018 |
| Youth studies: an Australian perspective J Bessant, H Sercombe, R Watts Longman, 1998 | 145 | 1998 |
| Sociology Australia R Watts Routledge, 2020 | 138 | 2020 |
| Hard wired for risk: Neurological science,‘the adolescent brain’and developmental theory J Bessant Journal of Youth Studies 11 (3), 347-360, 2008 | 118 | 2008 |
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| Spaced‐out? Young people's agency, resistance and public space R Hil, J Bessant Urban Policy and Research 17 (1), 41-49, 1999 | 93 | 1999 |
| Democracy bytes: New media, new politics and generational change J Bessant Springer, 2015 | 91 | 2015 |
| International criminology: a critical introduction R Watts, J Bessant, R Hil Routledge, 2008 | 91 | 2008 |
| Making-Up People: Youth, Truth and Politics J bessant | 85 | 2021 |
| Discovery risk: Social research and policy making J Bessant, R Hil, R Watts Peter Lang Publishing, 2003 | 81 | 2003 |
| Dawkins' higher education reforms and how metaphors work in policy making J Bessant Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management 24 (1), 87-99, 2002 | 76 | 2002 |
| Young precariat and a new work order? A case for historical sociology J Bessant Journal of Youth Studies 21 (6), 780-798, 2018 | 65 | 2018 |
| Co-designing a civics curriculum: Young people, democratic deficit and political renewal in the EU J Bessant, R Farthing, R Watts Journal of Curriculum Studies 48 (2), 271-289, 2016 | 65 | 2016 |
| Aristotle meets youth work: A case for virtue ethics J Bessant Journal of Youth Studies 12 (4), 423-438, 2009 | 63 | 2009 |
| Civil conscription or reciprocal obligation: The ethics of ‘work‐for‐the‐dole’ J Bessant Australian Journal of Social Issues 35 (1), 15-33, 2000 | 60 | 2000 |
| Making groups work: Rethinking practice R Watts Routledge, 2020 | 56 | 2020 |
