Introduction: Contentious Futures: Past and Present

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Deserted university campuses, social mobilization, and identity politics in Nepal

Faye¹,

Kölbel²

2022

Universities as Transformative Social Spaces

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While the proliferation of university education in South Asia has raised expectations for a prosperous and socially just future, universities have failed on several counts. Low quality of educational provisions in combination with persisting political instabilities and a shortage of salaried jobs have placed educated young people in a situation described by some scholars as a ‘crisis of youth’. The analysis presented in this chapter draws on research conducted with university students from socially marginalized backgrounds in Kathmandu between 2010 and 2014. Faced with a malfunctioning university system, many young Nepalis committed much time and effort to youth organizations where they could learn new skills and develop their professional networks. The lack of students’ attendance in class, however, raises important questions about the extent to which increased levels of participation in higher education can help to promote social cohesion. The findings contribute to a better understanding of the linkages between university education, social mobilization, and identity politics in Nepal.

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Deserted university campuses, social mobilization, and identity politics in Nepal

Faye¹,

Kölbel²

2022

Universities as Transformative Social Spaces

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Young People’s Aspirations in an Uncertain World: Taking Control of the Future?

Ansell

Froerer

Huijsmans

2022

Sociological Research Online

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The future for young people worldwide is characterised by multiple uncertainties, particularly perhaps in countries of the Global South. There is a growing and pervasive expectation that these uncertainties need to be responded to, both by institutions and individuals, so that young people are prepared for an unpredictable and changing world. ‘Raising aspirations’ is expected to play an instrumental role in preparing young people to confront a constantly changing world. Of the four articles that constitute this special section, two explore institutional efforts to shape young people’s aspirations to build new kinds of (national and individual) future, while the other two focus on the messier, more fluid ways in which young people reorient themselves in relation to unpredictable events. Together, they highlight how interventions designed to produce flexible creative individuals largely ignore how young people already live their lives in responsive and creative ways.

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Introduction: Contentious Futures: Past and Present

Cited by 2 publications

References 9 publications

Deserted university campuses, social mobilization, and identity politics in Nepal

Deserted university campuses, social mobilization, and identity politics in Nepal

Young People’s Aspirations in an Uncertain World: Taking Control of the Future?

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