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Pacific Youth : Local and Global Futures.

Pacific populations are becoming younger and this 'youth bulge' is often perceived as a dangerous precursor to civil unrest. Yet young people are also a valuable resource holding exciting potential for the future of island nations. Addressing these conflicting views of youth, this volume p...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Lee, Helen
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Canberra : ANU Press, 2019.
Collection:Pacific series.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Intro; 1. Pacific Youth, Local and Global; 2. Flexibility, Possibility and the Paradoxes of the Present: Tongan Youth Moving into the Future; 3. Economic Changes and the Unequal Lives of Young People among the Wampar in Papua New Guinea; 4. 'Things Still Fall Apart': A Political Economy Analysis of State-Youth Engagement in Honiara, Solomon Islands; 5. The New Nobility: Tonga's Young Traditional Leaders; 6. Youth Leadership in Fiji and Solomon Islands: Creating Opportunities for Civic Engagement; 7. Entrepreneurship and Social Action Among Youth in American Sāmoa
  • 8. Youth's Displaced Aggression in Rural Papua New Guinea9. From Drunken Demeanour to Doping: Shifting Parameters of Maturation among Marshall Islanders; 10. Understanding Childhood in the Micronesian Diaspora by Linking Home Island Lives to Post-Migration Experiences; 11. Young Pacific Male Athletes' Experiences of Mental Wellbeing in Elite Rugby Union and Rugby League; 12. Temporary Futures, Permanent Constraints: Wellbeing of Pasifika Youth in Australia; Contributors