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Youth politics

March 17, 2024

Youth politics is a category of issues which distinctly involve, affect or otherwise impact youth. It encompasses youth policy that specifically has an impact on young people (for example, education, housing, employment, leisure) and how young people engage in politics including in institutional politics (elections, membership of a political party), youth organisations and lifestyle.

History edit

United States edit

 
Train car marked "Young Men's Republican Club" Minneapolis, at the Republican National Convention June 7, 1892

With roots in the early youth activism of the Newsboys and Mother Jones' child labor protests at the turn of the 20th century, youth politics were first identified in American politics with the formation of the American Youth Congress in the 1930s. In the 1950s and 1960s organizations such as the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and Students for a Democratic Society were closely associated with youth politics, despite the broad social statements of documents including the liberal Port Huron Statement and the conservative Sharon Statement and leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr. Other late-period figures associated with youth politics include Tom Hayden, Marian Wright Edelman and Bill Clinton.[citation needed]

Our answer is the world's hope; it is to rely on youth. The cruelties and obstacles of this swiftly changing planet will not yield to obsolete dogmas and outworn slogans. It cannot be moved by those who cling to a present which is already dying, who prefer the illusion of security to the excitement of danger. It demands the qualities of youth: not a time of life but a state of mind, a temper of the will, a quality of the imagination, a predominance of courage over timidity, of the appetite for adventure over the love of ease. - Robert F. Kennedy, South Africa, 6-6-1966

Europe edit

Youth politics have an extensive history in Europe, as well. Free German Youth was founded in 1946 in the Soviet occupation zone of Germany, and served as the official youth organization of East Germany.

In the UK there is a strong youth politics movement, consisting primarily of the British Youth Council, the UK Youth Parliament and the Scottish Youth Parliament. Although they have no direct power, the young people in these organisations have a close working relationship with Members of Parliament and are fairly influential, albeit ineffectual at bringing about direct change or tangible objectives. Many organisations that strive for youth movement are on the rise. A notable organisation is YouthDebates, an online organisation aiming to engage young people into the world of politics.

Globally edit

Other continents have experienced a variety of youth politics and political movements.

In the recent Mexico’s presidential election another manifestation of how the youth take the politics in the actual world were see, the students movement called “Yo soy 132” made a very notable change in how the elections developed, showing proofs of the electoral fraud they thought will happen, they changed the percentage of acceptation of the PRI candidate, Enrique Peña Nieto and they achieved to decrease it around 12 percentage points between the highest poll results for the candidate and the final results of the elections. In India youth politicians play an important role. Rishabh Mukati is the youngest politician and leader of India. He has organised sports events and various programs to help youth realize their dreams and awaken the Youth Power of India. Increasingly, young people are involved in global youth-led protest movements, for example, about social and environmental justice. This activism is in part because young people have been particularly affected by various crises (political, social, economic, environmental) notably austerity.[1] Moreover, young people tend to have more post-materialist values (see work by Ronald Inglehart).

Present edit

Between the influence of mainstream media and politicians, youth politics in the United States has been illegitimated and deprioritized[citation needed]. Organizations such as National Youth Rights Association and The Freechild Project continue to advocate and educate for issues that affect young people specifically, while other organizations, including Youth Service America and Advocates for Youth work for issues that affect youth directly. The children's rights movement is widely credited with keeping youth politics on the national radar[citation needed], while other fledgling movements such as youth voice and youth participation have yet to gain the spotlight[citation needed].Even with the efforts of these organizations, many college students do not see politics as an important part of their lives. Only 33% of college freshmen think being knowledgeable about politics is important.[2] Data collected in by the National Center for Education Statistics found that overall young Americans care more about entertainment and sports than political and foreign news.[3] Despite these statistics there is a positive outlook on youth involvement in the future because of the 2008 election when President Barack Obama ran.

List of current youth politics issues edit

There are several issues which are deemed "youth politics" by politicians, mainstream media and other sources.

List of current youth politics organizations edit

There are thousands of youth political organizations and programs around the world.

Further information: Youth council

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Pickard, Sarah and Bessant, Judith. "Young People Re-Generating Politics in Times of Crises". Palgrave Macmillian, 2017.
  2. ^ Pryor, J.H., Hurtado, S., DeAngelo, L., Palucki Blake, L., & Tran, S. (2009). The American freshman: National norms fall 2009. Los Angeles: Higher Education Research Institute, UCLA.
  3. ^ Chandler, Kathryn. "Students Interest in National News and Its Relation to School Courses." National Center for Education Statistics (1997): 1-2. National Center for Education Statistics. U.S Department of Education, July 1997.

External links edit

  • youth and politics
  • Sitaraman, G. and Warren, P. (2003) Invisible Citizens: Youth Politics After September 11. Writers Club Press.
  • Daifallah, A. (1999) . Originally published in the Peterborough Examiner. Institute on
  • Shumilov A. (2012) Factors of formation of electoral policy in the youth environment // PolitBook. №1. P. 75-85.

Governance website.

  • Hansson K. and Lundahl L. (2004) "Youth politics and local constructions of youth," British Journal of Sociology of Education, Volume 25(2) April 2004, pp. 161–178.
  • SpunOut.ie Irish National Youth Website
  • Giroux, H. (2001) Z Magazine.
  • Youth Political Bloggers

March 17, 2024
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Youth politics is a category of issues which distinctly involve affect or otherwise impact youth It encompasses youth policy that specifically has an impact on young people for example education housing employment leisure and how young people engage in politics including in institutional politics elections membership of a political party youth organisations and lifestyle Contents 1 History 1 1 United States 1 2 Europe 1 3 Globally 2 Present 2 1 List of current youth politics issues 2 2 List of current youth politics organizations 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editUnited States edit nbsp Train car marked Young Men s Republican Club Minneapolis at the Republican National Convention June 7 1892With roots in the early youth activism of the Newsboys and Mother Jones child labor protests at the turn of the 20th century youth politics were first identified in American politics with the formation of the American Youth Congress in the 1930s In the 1950s and 1960s organizations such as the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and Students for a Democratic Society were closely associated with youth politics despite the broad social statements of documents including the liberal Port Huron Statement and the conservative Sharon Statement and leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr Other late period figures associated with youth politics include Tom Hayden Marian Wright Edelman and Bill Clinton citation needed Our answer is the world s hope it is to rely on youth The cruelties and obstacles of this swiftly changing planet will not yield to obsolete dogmas and outworn slogans It cannot be moved by those who cling to a present which is already dying who prefer the illusion of security to the excitement of danger It demands the qualities of youth not a time of life but a state of mind a temper of the will a quality of the imagination a predominance of courage over timidity of the appetite for adventure over the love of ease Robert F Kennedy South Africa 6 6 1966 Europe edit Youth politics have an extensive history in Europe as well Free German Youth was founded in 1946 in the Soviet occupation zone of Germany and served as the official youth organization of East Germany In the UK there is a strong youth politics movement consisting primarily of the British Youth Council the UK Youth Parliament and the Scottish Youth Parliament Although they have no direct power the young people in these organisations have a close working relationship with Members of Parliament and are fairly influential albeit ineffectual at bringing about direct change or tangible objectives Many organisations that strive for youth movement are on the rise A notable organisation is YouthDebates an online organisation aiming to engage young people into the world of politics Globally edit Other continents have experienced a variety of youth politics and political movements In the recent Mexico s presidential election another manifestation of how the youth take the politics in the actual world were see the students movement called Yo soy 132 made a very notable change in how the elections developed showing proofs of the electoral fraud they thought will happen they changed the percentage of acceptation of the PRI candidate Enrique Pena Nieto and they achieved to decrease it around 12 percentage points between the highest poll results for the candidate and the final results of the elections In India youth politicians play an important role Rishabh Mukati is the youngest politician and leader of India He has organised sports events and various programs to help youth realize their dreams and awaken the Youth Power of India Increasingly young people are involved in global youth led protest movements for example about social and environmental justice This activism is in part because young people have been particularly affected by various crises political social economic environmental notably austerity 1 Moreover young people tend to have more post materialist values see work by Ronald Inglehart Present editBetween the influence of mainstream media and politicians youth politics in the United States has been illegitimated and deprioritized citation needed Organizations such as National Youth Rights Association and The Freechild Project continue to advocate and educate for issues that affect young people specifically while other organizations including Youth Service America and Advocates for Youth work for issues that affect youth directly The children s rights movement is widely credited with keeping youth politics on the national radar citation needed while other fledgling movements such as youth voice and youth participation have yet to gain the spotlight citation needed Even with the efforts of these organizations many college students do not see politics as an important part of their lives Only 33 of college freshmen think being knowledgeable about politics is important 2 Data collected in by the National Center for Education Statistics found that overall young Americans care more about entertainment and sports than political and foreign news 3 Despite these statistics there is a positive outlook on youth involvement in the future because of the 2008 election when President Barack Obama ran List of current youth politics issues edit There are several issues which are deemed youth politics by politicians mainstream media and other sources Age of candidacy Age of majority Child labor laws Right to work laws Climate Change Corporal punishment The draft Drinking age Driving age Education policy reform Emancipation of minors Environmental issues Global Warming Healthcare Immigration Minors and abortion National service School reform Student rights Voting age Youth participation Youth service Youth voteList of current youth politics organizations edit There are thousands of youth political organizations and programs around the world Further information Youth council Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad All India Socialist Youth Council All Polish Youth Bibeksheel Nepali British Youth Council Bus Project Canadian Youth Policy Association Christian Democratic Youth College Democrats of America College Republican National Committee Communist Youth of Cote d Ivoire Communist Youth of Greece Communist Youth Movement Democratic Youth Movement Egypt Youth Party European Free Alliance Youth European Liberal Youth Green Youth Germany Green Youth Sweden High School Democrats of America Indian Youth Congress International Federation of Liberal Youth JONG Jugendverband REBELL Malaysian United Democratic Alliance National Youth Organisation disambiguation Northern Ireland Young Communist League Puerto Rico Statehood Students Association Sangguniang Kabataan Sveriges Socialdemokratiska Ungdomsforbund Sweden Scottish Socialist Youth Scottish Young Liberals Scottish Youth Parliament Traction Teenage Republicans Turkey Youth Union UK Youth Parliament YIP Institute Young Democrats for Europe Young Democrats of America Young Independence Young Liberals of Canada Youth wings of political parties in Denmark Youth of the Danish People s Party Youth of the Progress Party Youth of the Popular Movement against EU Young Americans for Freedom Young Communist League of Germany Young Ecologists Young Republicans Not too young to run National Youth Council of Nigeria NYCNSee also editYouth voice Youth activism Youth empowerment Youth rights Youth organizations List of youth councils Category Youth model government Category Youth wings of green parties Youth exclusion Youth in Hong KongReferences edit Pickard Sarah and Bessant Judith Young People Re Generating Politics in Times of Crises Palgrave Macmillian 2017 Pryor J H Hurtado S DeAngelo L Palucki Blake L amp Tran S 2009 The American freshman National norms fall 2009 Los Angeles Higher Education Research Institute UCLA Chandler Kathryn Students Interest in National News and Its Relation to School Courses National Center for Education Statistics 1997 1 2 National Center for Education Statistics U S Department of Education July 1997 External links edityouth and politics Sitaraman G and Warren P 2003 Invisible Citizens Youth Politics After September 11 Writers Club Press Daifallah A 1999 A Blueprint for student political influence Originally published in the Peterborough Examiner Institute on Shumilov A 2012 Factors of formation of electoral policy in the youth environment PolitBook 1 P 75 85 Governance website Hansson K and Lundahl L 2004 Youth politics and local constructions of youth British Journal of Sociology of Education Volume 25 2 April 2004 pp 161 178 SpunOut ie Irish National Youth Website Giroux H 2001 Zero Tolerance Youth and the politics of domestic militarization Part I Z Magazine Youth Political Bloggers Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Youth politics amp oldid 1208213605, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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