Jacqueline Kennelly: 2 books
Lost Youth in the Global City
Class, Culture, and the Urban Imaginary
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2010
What does it mean to be young, to be economically disadvantaged, and to be subject to constant surveillance both from the formal agencies of the state and from the informal challenge of competing youth groups? What is life like for young people living on the fringe of global cities in late modernity,...
Olympic Exclusions
Youth, Poverty and Social Legacies
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2016
Olympic Games are sold to host city populations on the basis of legacy commitments that incorporate aid for the young and the poor. Yet little is known about the realities of marginalized young people living in host cities. Do they benefit from social housing and employment opportunities? Or do they...