Reflections on the Field: The Democratic Citizenship Formation of Transnational Youth

This article addresses a gap between discussions of transnationalism in our field that largely remain focused on implications for educational attainment and current political discourses about immigrant youth and citizenship. Drawing on insights from our own research with transnational youth, we sugg...

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Published inAnthropology & education quarterly Vol. 51; no. 2; pp. 165 - 177
Main Authors Dyrness, Andrea, Abu El‐Haj, Thea Renda
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington Wiley-Blackwell 01.06.2020
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Subjects
Citizenship
Citizenship Education
Civics
Civil Rights
Consciousness
Democracy
democratic citizenship
diaspora
Discourses
Educational Attainment
immigrant youth
Immigrants
Political discourse
Politics
Transnationalism
Youth
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Summary:This article addresses a gap between discussions of transnationalism in our field that largely remain focused on implications for educational attainment and current political discourses about immigrant youth and citizenship. Drawing on insights from our own research with transnational youth, we suggest that their experiences in transnational social fields offers them unique forms of critical consciousness, civic and political awareness, and commitment to democratic rights that are foundational for active democratic citizenship.
ISSN:0161-7761
1548-1492
DOI:10.1111/aeq.12294