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Record Nr.

UNINA9910567780903321

Autore

Craney Aidan

Titolo

Youth in Fiji and Solomon Islands : Livelihoods, Leadership and Civic Engagement

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Canberra, : ANU Press, 2022

Canberra : , : ANU Press, , 2022

©2022

ISBN

1-76046-515-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (250 pages)

Collana

Pacific

Soggetti

Cultural studies

Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- Prologue -- Introduction -- 1. Youth and development -- 2. Education as an enabler and a barrier -- 3. The recurrent issue of under/employment -- 4. Civic engagement and leadership -- 5. Emerging youth activists -- 6. Navigating tradition and modernity -- 7. Pacific youth futures -- Bibliography.

Sommario/riassunto

Fiji, Solomon Islands and the wider Pacific region are experiencing a 'youth bulge'. As such, the livelihoods pathways of youth in these countries will be a key determinant of their social, political and economic futures.