Saudi Youth : Policies and Practices

• Autore: Thompson Mark C
• Pubblicazione: Singapore : , : Springer, , 2024; ©2024
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (218 pages)
• Altri autori: QuilliamNeil
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Editors and Contributors -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Overview -- 1.2 Background -- 1.3 Chapter Descriptions -- 1.4 Discussion and Main Themes -- 1.5 Increasing Saudi Youth Engagement in Policy Issues -- Part I Identity Issues -- 2 The New Saudi Nationalism -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.1.1 Problem -- 2.1.2 Central Questions -- 2.1.3 Nationalism in the Saudi Context -- 2.1.4 The Genesis of the 'New' Saudi Nationalism -- 2.1.5 The Domestic and The External Pillars of The New Saudi Nationalism -- 2.2 The 'New' Saudi Nationalism: A Consolidating Element For Saudi Youth in a Post-petroleum Saudi Arabia? -- 2.2.1 Background -- 2.2.2 Saudi Female Youth and The New Saudi Nationalist Discourse -- 2.2.3 The 'New' Saudi Nationalism Seen From the Perspective of a Young Saudi High-Level Executive Female Professional -- 2.3 The Misalignment of The 'New' Saudi Nationalist Discourse With 'Non-Elite' Saudi Male Youth -- 2.3.1 The Issue of Employment -- 2.3.2 The Issue With the 'One Size Fits All Approach' -- 2.4 Conclusion -- References -- 3 Narratives of Change in Rural Saudi Arabia: A Cultural-Historical Study -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Theoretical Model -- 3.3 Conclusions -- References -- 4 Culture as a Tool for Youth Employment in Vision 2030 -- 4.1 Introduction: Culture as a Tool for Vision 2030 to Create Youth Employment -- 4.1.1 Young People's Response -- 4.1.2 Islam -- 4.2 Culture as the New Religion and Lifestyle -- 4.3 The Cultural Sector as Employer and the Ministry of Culture -- 4.4 Young People's Educational Achievements and the Creative Sector -- 4.5 Educational Reform and Arts Programmes -- 4.6 Skilled Infrastructure for the Creative Industries -- 4.7 Self-Employment and the Gig Economy -- 4.8 Vision 2030 -- 4.8.1 The Objectives of Vision 2030 Will Succeed in Line with the Saudi Economy's Success. ; 4.9 Vision 2030 Outcomes Are Likely to Be Only a Part of Original Vision -- 4.9.1 Implementation Has Always Been Problematic in Saudi Arabia -- 4.9.2 Where Would the Vision Be Without the Public Investment Fund? -- 4.10 Origins of Saudi Culture and the Present Success of Culture -- 4.10.1 Traditional Culture -- 4.10.2 Historical Culture -- 4.10.3 Saudi Arabia and Islamic Heritage -- 4.10.4 Modern Cultural Forms -- 4.10.5 Films, Museums, Art, Theatre -- 4.10.6 The Development of Contemporary Culture and Heritage -- 4.10.7 The Ministry of Culture and the PIF -- 4.10.8 Beginnings of Contemporary Arts -- 4.10.9 Cultural Explosion for Young People -- 4.10.10 COVID-19 Stimulates Domestic Tourism and the Arts -- 4.11 Young People and Saudi Reform/Vision 2030 -- 4.11.1 Social Custom and Conservatism -- 4.12 Saudization -- 4.12.1 Employment -- 4.12.2 Regional Differences -- 4.12.3 Different Standpoint from the Eastern Province -- 4.13 Conclusion -- References -- Part II Employment Issues -- 5 Promoting Greater Employability and Embedding Twenty-First Century Skills Amongst Saudi Youth: Analysis and Lessons Learnt from the 'Yanmu' Project -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Informal Education and Youth Work -- 5.3 A Transitional Stage -- 5.4 Youth Development in Saudi Arabia -- 5.5 Hopeful but Unprepared -- 5.6 Saudi Arabia's Changing Social Contract -- 5.7 Youth at Risk at Key Transition Stages -- 5.8 Challenges in Navigating the Education to Workplace Transition -- 5.9 Education and Youth Development to Better Match the Opportunities and Challenges of the Twenty-First Century -- 5.10 A VUCA World Increases Need for Resourceful Human Beings and a Strengths-Based Youth Development and Education Policy -- 5.11 Opportunity to Sustain Long Term Social Transformation Through Effective Youth Development -- 5.12 Introduction to Yanmu. ; 5.13 Implications, Insights and Impact of the Yanmu Pilot Programme -- 5.14 Knowledge Gained About the Job Sector -- 5.15 Employability and Work Readiness Skills Developed -- 5.16 Behavioural Changes and Shift in Growth Mindset -- 5.17 Limitations -- 5.18 Conclusion -- References -- 6 Helping Saudi Youth Succeed on the Labour Market: Evidence from a Job Training Programme -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Literature Review -- 6.2.1 The Economics and Effectiveness of On-the-Job Training: A Review of Key Studies -- 6.3 Global Perspectives: A Comparative Analysis of On-the-Job Training Programmes -- 6.4 Addressing the Challenges of Implementing and Scaling Job Training Programmes -- 6.4.1 Identifying Underlying Problems of Low Take-Up -- 6.4.2 Diagnosing the Potential Underlying Causes -- 6.5 Qualitative Results -- 6.5.1 Qualitative Research Methodology -- 6.6 Results of Quantitative Data Analysis -- 6.6.1 Introduction to HRDF's Administrative Tamheer Data -- 6.7 Conclusion -- References -- Part III Participation and Agency -- 7 Using Behavioural Insights to Boost Homeownership in Saudi Arabia -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 The Role of Behavioural Insights in Policy Making -- 7.3 Saudi Policy Challenges and Their Behavioural Explanations -- 7.3.1 Compromised Wage Negotiations While on the Hafiz Unemployment Assistance Programme in Saudi -- 7.3.2 Public Perception as Barrier to Female Participation in the Saudi Labour Force -- 7.4 Housing Policy Problems and Their Behavioural Explanations -- 7.5 Behavioural Insights Can Enhance Policy Implementation for the Saudi Housing Program -- 7.6 Initiatives that Have Succeeded in Incorporating Behavioural Insights into Policy Making -- 7.6.1 Evidence for Policy Design Program -- 7.6.2 J-PAL -- 7.7 The Behavioural Insights Team -- 7.8 Intervention Proposals -- 7.9 Policy Recommendation -- 7.10 Conclusion. ; 7.10.1 Case Study 1: Effects of Social Influence on Innovation -- 7.10.2 Case Study 2: Overcoming Self-control Failure in Saving -- Annex: Randomised Control Trial Design for Intervention Proposal 1 -- Control Group -- Case Study of Establishing a Behavioural Insights Team in Peruvian Ministry of Education -- Saudi Housing Policy Making Context Brief -- Housing Program -- Governance -- Values -- Governance of Housing Program -- Stakeholders -- References -- 8 Saudi Women's Identities and Their Online Practices Across Social Media Platforms -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Literature Review -- 8.2.1 Identity and How Online Experiences Can Affect It -- 8.2.2 Women's Identity and Their Online Practices Across SMP Within MENA and Muslim (Non-Arab), and Arab/GCC Contexts -- 8.2.3 Scholarship on Saudi Women: Identifying the Identity Examination Gap and Its Relationship to Online Practices Across SMP -- 8.2.4 Saudi Women's Identity Facets -- 8.3 Methodology -- 8.4 Findings -- 8.4.1 Textual and Visual Representation as Part of Gender, Arab, Religious/Muslim, Political and National Identity Representation -- 8.4.2 The Clash/Confrontation Between Online Appearance and Societal/Familial Censorship -- 8.5 Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- 9 Overview of Challenges, Impacts and Benefits of Increased Youth Participation in the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals in Saudi Arabia -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Background -- 9.3 Importance of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Saudi Arabia -- 9.4 Placing Youth Centre Stage -- 9.4.1 Definition of Youth -- 9.4.2 Definition of Sustainable Development -- 9.4.3 Definition of Saudi Vision 2030 -- 9.4.4 Saudi Arabia and SDGs -- 9.4.5 Sustainable Development and Vision 2030 -- 9.4.6 The Potential for Youth Participation -- 9.4.7 Youth Awareness of SDGs -- 9.4.8 Political Representation of Youth. ; 9.5 Impact of the SDGs on Youth -- 9.5.1 Youth and Poverty Eradication (Goal 1) -- 9.5.2 Youth and Hunger Eradication (Goal 2) -- 9.5.3 Youth Employment (Goal 8) -- 9.5.4 Gender Equality and Women Empowerment (Related to Goal 5) -- 9.5.5 Quality Education (Goal 4) -- 9.5.6 Linking Education to Poverty, Hunger, and Employment -- 9.5.7 Gender Inequalities (Goals 5) -- 9.5.8 Reduced Inequalities (Goals10) -- 9.5.9 Affordable and Clean Energy (Goal 7) -- 9.5.10 Decent Work and Economic Growth (Goal 8) -- 9.5.11 Environmental Impacts -- 9.5.12 Overall Implications -- 9.6 Why Young People are Well-Suited to Make a Considerable Impact on the SDGs -- 9.6.1 Idealism, Entrepreneurship and Volunteering -- 9.6.2 Implicit Contributions -- 9.6.3 Explicit Contributions -- 9.6.4 Empowerment Through Economic Citizenship -- 9.7 Charting the Way Forward -- 9.7.1 The Necessity and Functions of a Youth Ministry in Saudi Arabia -- 9.7.2 The Envisioned Roles for This Ministry of Youth Would Include -- References -- Afterword: Saudi Youth Policies and Processes -- Index.
• Titolo autorizzato: Saudi Youth
• ISBN: 9789819998678; 9789819998661
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910864181803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Gulf Studies