Jobless Citizens : Political Engagement of the Young Unemployed

• Main Authors: Giugni, Marco. (Author), Lorenzini, Jasmine. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot, 2017.
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Labor economics.; Political sociology.; Industrial sociology.; Social policy.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781349951420
• Physical Description: VIII, 143 p. 32 illus. online resource.

This book examines patterns of political engagement of long-term unemployed youth. The authors show how unemployment affects the personal, social, and political life of young people. Focusing on the case of Geneva in Switzerland, the study shows the importance of socioeconomic, relational, psycholog...