ABSTRACT

In Africa, the youth play a major role both as activists and participants in cultural life and politics. Framed around the concepts of conservatisms and radicalisms, this special issue references various African contexts to explore the intersections of youthhood, identities, cultural practices, politics, struggle narratives, education, and marginalisation, and the role young people play in the political process. To this end, articles in this special issue collectively relate to and recount the politics and practices of neoliberalism, capitalism, globalisation, poverty, violence, elections, resource allocation, disability, social justice, and identity re-constitution.

摘要

在非洲，青年人既是积极分子，又是文化生活和政治活动的参与者。围绕保守主义和激进主义的概念，本期特刊参考了非洲的各种背景，探讨了青年时期，身份认同，文化习俗，政治，斗争叙事，教育和边缘化以及年轻人在政治进程中的作用。为此，本期特刊中的文章共同涉及和叙述了新自由主义，资本主义，全球化，贫穷，暴力，选举，资源分配，残疾，社会正义和身份重建的政治和实践。