Introduction
The purpose of this special issue is to explore and question the link between generation and change and look at the ambiguous and troubled relationship between youth and social and cultural change in contemporary Africa. The challenge we take up is that of assessing the role of youth in social tran...
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| Format: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Sprache: | Anglais |
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Cadernos de Estudos Africanos
2016
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| Online Zugang: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Zusammenfassung: | The purpose of this special issue is to explore and question the link between generation and change and look at the ambiguous and troubled relationship between youth and social and cultural change in contemporary Africa. The challenge we take up is that of assessing the role of youth in social transformation processes, getting rid of the pitfalls of notions of modernity or modernisation as theoretical tools, but without overlooking the remarkable cultural dynamics that characterise contempor... |
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