Social entrepreneurship as intervention: Findings from a venture development program for marginalized youth

Leadership and career readiness are important goals for youth development. Entrepreneurship has recently been considered as a potential intervention to support these aims. This study examined a venture development program for low-income youth through participant surveys (n?=?57) and a comparison group (n?=?72). Findings from structural equation modeling indicate relationships between the program and project management skills, which in turn was associated with youth leadership. Findings also showed relationships between the program and financial literacy, which was associated with an increase in future orientation. This study shows early evidence of entrepreneurship and venture creation as mechanisms to support marginalized youth.     

The limit-experience and self-deradicalisation: the example of radical Salafi youth in Tunisia

This article gives an example of self-deradicalisation from Tunisia. It addresses the potential of radicalised individuals to de-radicalise themselves from within the Salafi doctrine with no external interventions, in comparison with the state’s religious rehabilitation approaches to tackling radicalism which not only fail but are also counterproductive. Deradicalisation could, of course, involve a more comprehensive rejection of Salafi ideology. This article suggests that an effective type of deradicalisation that is more likely to make the desired change possible is one in which there is a gradual modification of some attitudes and behaviours without abandoning the whole underpinning Salafi ideology. Referring to the personal narratives of 28 individual Tunisian Salafis, the article identifies phases of radicalisation and deradicalisation as the individual voluntarily moves from embracing radical ideology to a more critical understanding and practice reflecting on personal and interpersonal experiences of being radicalised. The research shows that the process of self-deradicalisation is reflective of Salafi youth experience of engagement with radicalism and is more likely to happen in societies that allow political expression and individual freedom that invoke individuals’ critical thinking.     

青少年宫开展学生综合实践教育活动模式研究

我国正处于社会转型时期,社会大教育体系尚未构筑,校外教育资源普遍存在着单打独斗或片面依附校内教育的情况,阻碍了校外教育事业的自身发展.本文试图从青少年宫开展学生综合实践教育活动为切入点,通过“三合模式”探究实践,将各种社会资源“综合”起来,并以之为依托服务广大学生的“实践”活动.     

间隔年与当代中国青年的自我精神拯救

在社会变迁的宏阔背景下,当代中国青年出现集体的精神困顿。青年人的精神困顿不仅导致青年问题行为的出现,而且造成青年群体生活意义的失落和生命价值的缺失,青年人需要通过自我精神拯救的方式来寻求生活的意义和生命的价值。间隔年旅行有利于帮助青年人在接触自然、融入异乡和生命体验中获得自我精神拯救,使他们在行走中探寻生活的本真和生命的意义,重新明确人生的发展方向,重塑精神信仰,从而在回归后真正实现自我精神的蜕变和超越。     

北京青年金融消费的特点及发展建议

金融消费因其本身的特殊性,导致其开发、营销上有别于一般商品。本文以北京东城区、西城区、朝阳区和海淀区四个区不同机构青年为例,调查研究北京青年金融消费的特点,分析形成这些特点的深层原因,从政府、金融机构和青年三个层面为北京青年金融消费的健康发展和北京青年理性消费金融提出建议。     

Now: prefigurative politics through a north Indian lens

This paper focuses on ‘prefigurative politics’ – embodying in the present one's vision of the future – among young people in north India. In so doing it contributes to wider debates on oppositional politics, temporality, India and youth. Building on recent fieldwork in Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh, we highlight the ubiquity of civic-minded everyday forms of prefigurative politics among a subset of young men and young women. We examine the temporality of this politics, which, like other recent prefigurative action across the world, emphasizes acting in the present. Young people in north India tend to view the future not as a point on the horizon but as the precipitate of their daily activities. By identifying the energetic attempts of young people within and beyond India to engage in social action, we also provide a counterpoint to negative stereotypes of youth circulating in the media and some scholarly circles.     

Closed spaces or (in)competent citizens? A study of youth preparedness for participation in elections in Zimbabwe

This study sets out to explore the barriers to youth participation and how youth could be supported to enhance their participation in elections and governance processes in Zimbabwe. The study was carried out using quantitative methodologies. A survey was carried out to collect data, which in turn was analysed using SPSS. Evidence from the study shows that decision-making processes are not improving and becoming more participatory and youth inclusive. It was observed that youth participation in elections and governance processes is low and it is hampered inter alia by restrictive political structures, lack of interest, lack of information and lack of funds. Whilst some youth are ready to run for public office, they need to freely participate in politics and develop without restrictions, including getting support through leadership training. These young candidates will also need training in elections and governance processes as well as mobilise and sensitise other youth to register to vote if they are to succeed in their quest for public office. Resources and support must be given to youth-led initiatives that are reaching out to young people and ensure they play their part in democratic processes at all levels of governments.     

“冰桶挑战”风靡青年群体现象的启示与反思

"冰桶挑战"以个人的小微力量唤起全社会对罕见病的关注,低廉的经济成本,只是在网络上点击观看视频,却传递出青年群体对弱者的关爱之心,无疑是符合青年群体的价值追求。相较于传统公益文化模式,以"冰桶挑战"为代表的创新公益文化模式,赢得了青年群体的积极响应与参与。创新公益文化模式顺应了青年群体的文化崛起趋势,融合了网络恶搞文化元素,满足了青年群体心理需求,适应了青年群体价值观鲜明展现的需求,值得国内慈善公益组织反思与借鉴。     

石油企业青年人才培养刍议

人才资源是第一资源,青年人才是人才资源中最富有潜力和活力的部分,是企业未来可持续发展的重要资源。青年人才的素质高低决定着石油企业的兴衰和成败。由于受多种因素的影响,石油企业在青年人才培养方面还存在着一些问题和不足。石油企业要培养和打造一支适应新时期企业发展的高素质青年人才队伍,就必须采取切实可行的对策,如建立合理的青年人才激励机制,切实解决青年人才的生活困难,创造青年人才成长的良好环境,建立导师带徒制和提高培训针对性等。     

The coping strategies and responses of African youth in New Zealand to their encounters with the police

This article looks at the coping behaviors used by African youth in Aoteaora New Zealand during their encounters with the police. African youth are one of New Zealand's newest and youngest populations yet report disturbing accounts of racial provocation and abuse by the New Zealand police. In a research study carried out with African youth about their experiences with the police, qualitative interviews with the youth and African community leaders revealed that the youth responded to the discriminatory behaviors of the police in a number of ways. These responses included being obstructive, demonstrating vigilance of police practices, and avoiding subsequent encounters with the police, and indicate that the youth are prepared to challenge the perceived racism of the police.