In the 21st century myriad earth systems–atmospheric systems, ocean systems, land
systems, neo-Liberal capitalism–are in crisis. These crises are deeply related. Taking …

Following popular youth-led uprisings around the world a large body of literature has
emerged focusing on how social media and digital spaces have reinvigorated young …

Nearing the end of the second decade of the 21st century millions of young people around
the globe are marginalised in educational, cultural, social, economic and political contexts …

In Chapter 6 we explore and analyse pop-cultural representations of the Global Financial
Crisis. We have identified movies, books, television programmes and a prominent social …

In Chapter 7 we cast our eyes beyond Western countries and cities to consider the plight of
young women who have survived a war zone. The 9/11 terrorist attacks paved the way for …

The second decade of the twenty-first century has seen a return of powerful social
movements and, with them, the idea that large groups of people can affect significant …

In Chapter 1, we set the scene for the research, theory and analysis that appears throughout
the book by describing the social history of anxiety and how people find ways of living in an …

Iraqi women suffer from the political domination of man who seeks to undermine and curtail
women's roles, especially in relation to decisions and issues crucial to a number of laws that …

Chapter 3 is the first of three chapters exploring the stories of young people developed from
interviews we conducted in the US in 2014 and 2015. In this chapter we tell the story of …