Young people are increasingly engaging in diverse forms of participatory politics, especially
to obtain commitments from powerholders regarding climate change. Do-It-Ourselves (DIO) …

This paper discusses the questions at the heart of the tussle between different types of
knowledge within curricula that we conceptualise as 'curriculum wars'. Across the world, we …

Using new research on higher education in the UK, Canada, Chile and Italy, this rigorous
comparative study investigates key episodes of student protests against neoliberal policies …

Higher education is of considerable importance to policymakers across Europe. Indeed, it is
viewed as a key mechanism for achieving a range of economic, social and political goals …

This article explores the economic relationships between individual students' unions and
their wider institutions, and the ways in which they articulate with a pervasive consumerist …

This study examines the role of digital media in civic and political engagement, specifically
the respective roles of websites vs. social media in relation to volunteering. The study uses …

Despite allegations of political disengagement and apathy on the part of the young, the last
ten years have witnessed a considerable degree of political activity by young people–much …

Various scholars have argued that higher education is becoming increasingly similar across
Europe as a result of processes of marketisation and neo‐liberalisation, as well as the …

This book explores how social media is used in South Africa, through a range of case
studies exploring various social networking sites and applications. This volume explores …

Intersectionality has had a profound impact on feminist theory and activism: it has created a
new set of discursive structures for analysing power and been translated into activist …