ABSTRACT

This article explores relationships of youth power in a set of threads leading to the potential of today’s youth activism to combat the climate crisis. Following an introduction featuring Sweden’s Greta Thunberg, the threads are these: First from an American context is history of youth development, with one emphasis on the construction of adolescence. Second is learning experience about the US environment with its own national ‘exceptionalist’ history. Third is the role of inspiring youth movements, from history and contemporary times. Fourth is a turn to climate activism by youth as central to democracy. One general thematic about youth power across the article is that it oftentimes takes on a mythical character.

摘要

本文通过一系列线索探讨了青年力量之间的关系，这些线索导致了当今青年激进主义在应对气候危机方面的潜力。在以瑞典的Greta Thunberg为特色的介绍之后，主题是：首先从美国的角度出发，是青年发展的历史，重点是青春期的建设。其次是通过自身的国家“例外主义”历史来学习有关美国环境的经验。第三是激发历史和当代青年运动的作用。第四是青年转向气候行动主义，这对民主至关重要。关于本文中的青年力量的一个一般主题是，它通常具有神话般的特征。