Rising unemployment among educated young men is a key feature of neoliberal economic
change. This paper reviews recent research on the strategies of educated unemployed …

Conventional wisdom holds that young people in Britain are alienated from politics, with
some claiming that this reflects a wider crisis of legitimacy that should be met by initiatives to …

Young people populate a uniquely strategic position within society in general and
particularly in party political debate about the future development of citizenship and the …

In an era of the rise of the free market and economic globalization, Martin Cloonan examines
why politicians and policymakers in the UK have sought to intervene in popular music-a field …

Recent years have witnessed growing concerns about the disengagement of young people
from conventional politics both in Britain and internationally. Their non-participation is often …

As one of the fastest-growing segments of the American population, the children of
immigrants are poised to reshape the country's political future. The massive rallies for …

Popular Music Studies (PMS) is now taught in over 20 higher education institutions (HEIs) in
the UK and numerous others across the world. This article outlines the constituent parts of …

This book is a product of discussions we have had over a long period and particularly over
the last decade. An important landmark in these discussions was the racist murder of …

Research on the political socialization of the young currently focuses on the following life
spheres: family, school, media, service institutions, socio-structural and socio-economic …

This book brings together a selection of work by the members of the Brussels Discourse
Theory Group. Even if the label appears to be highly localized, it is the best possible term to …