Pacific Youth : Local and Global Futures.

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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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Lee, Helen
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Canberra : ANU Press, 2019.
Series:Pacific series.
Subjects:
Youth > Oceania.
Youth in development > Oceania.
Youth > Political activity.
Rural youth > Oceania.
Jeunesse > Océanie.
Jeunesse dans le développement > Océanie.
Jeunesse > Activité politique.
Jeunes en milieu rural > Océanie.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Rural youth
Youth
Youth in development
Youth > Political activity
Oceania
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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

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