Youth Political Engagement in Tunisia, Egypt, Algeria, Morocco and Lebanon

SAHWA Background Paper, nº. 2

This background paper came out of a collaborative writing process. The paper was in the beginning titled as “youth mobilization and political participation”, and reformulated through the process to the form of “youth political engagement” (where “youth engagement” is many times enough). This new main concept was collectively seen to fit better the diverse ways of youth engagement, preserving recognition of different activities and ways to engage also outside the formal (political) institutions. This formulation allows us to explore in different locations and settings, boundaries of youth political engagement.

DOI:doi.org/10.24241/swbp.2015.2.1