Arab youth : social mobilization in times of risk / edited by Samir Khalaf, Roseanne Saad Khalaf.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Roseanne and Samir Khalaf On the Marginalization and Mobilization of Arab Youth Chapter 1: Youth as a Social Category Wyn, Johanna (University of Melbourne) Youth as a Social Category Bayat, Asef (Leiden University) Reclaiming Youthfulness Singerman, Diane (American University, Washington, D.C.) Bringing Back Materiality to the Question of Youth, Marriage and Sexuality Courbage, Youssef (National Institute of Demography, Paris) The Demographic Youthful Bulge and Social Rupture Chapter 2: Negotiating Identity in Times of Risk Curtis N. Rhodes, Jr., Haytham A. Mihyar and Ghada Abu El-Rous (Questscope,Amman) Social Learning and Community Participation with Children at Risk In Two Marginalized Urban Neighborhoods in Amman, Jordan Yamani, Mai (Independent Academic) Saudi Youth: Initiative and Inertia Larkin, Craig (University of Exeter) Between Silence and Scream: The Lebanese Postmemory Experience Chapter 3: Representation and Self-Perception Mahdavi, Pardis (Pomona College) Re-creating Recreation: The Politics of Fun in the Islamic Republic of Iran Khalaf, Roseanne (American University of Beirut) Idealistic and Indignant Young Lebanese Kegels, Nicolien (Independent Researcher and Writer) In Good Times or Bad? The Discourse of National Identity of the Lebanese Upper Class Youth Chapter 4: Militancy and Street Violence Peteet, Julie (University of Louisville) Male Gender and Rituals of Resistance in the Palestinian Intifada: A Cultural Politics of Violence Abi Samra, Mohammad (An-Nahar) Comparison Between the Lifestyles of Two Youth Groups in Tripoli Sbeity, Fidel (Free Lance Journalist) Street Violence among Youth Gangs in Chiah in 1975 Chapter 5: Voluntarism and Civil Society Dueck, Jennifer (Oxford University) Uniforms and Salutes: Fascism and Religion in the Youth Politics of Syria and Lebanon under French Rule Gahre, Christian (International Peace Research Institute, Oslo) Youth Networks, Space and Political Mobilization: Lebanon's Independence Intifada Chapter 6: Popular Culture and Music Deeb, Lara (Scripps College) and Harb, Mona (American University of Beirut) Sanctioned Pleasures: Youth Negotiation of Leisure Sites of Morality in Al-Dahiya Gazzah, Miriam (University of Amsterdam) Muslim Youth Culture in the Netherlands: A Mix of Islam, Ethnicity and Politics Landau, Carolyn (City University, London) Music Consumption and Identity: Exploring Cultural and Religious Transnational Connections amongst Moroccan Youth in Britain and Beyond Nassar, Angelina (American University of Beirut) Scratch the Past-This is Our Soundtrack: Hip Hop in Lebanon Author Biography Samir Khalaf is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for Behavioral Research, American University of Beirut. He has held academic appointments at Princeton, Harvard, MIT and New York University. Roseanne Saad Khalaf is Assistant Professor of English and Creative Writing at the American University of Beirut. Editor locations: Beirut, Lebanon

In 2011, thousands of Arab youth took to the streets to demand their freedom. Although it is too early to speculate on the ultimate outcome of the revolutionary uprisings, one auspicious feature stands out: they reveal the genesis of a new generation sparked by the desire for civil liberties, advocacy for human rights and participatory democracy. Arab Youth explores some of the antecedents of the upheavals and anticipates alternative venues of resistance that marginalized youth, from Lebanon, Syria and Palestine to Saudi Arabia, Morocco and Iran, can mobilize to realize their emancipatory expectations. Themes covered in this unique volume include the forging of meaningful collective identities in times of risk and uncertainty; youth militancy, neighborhood violence and youth gangs in distinct urban and suburban settings; the surge of youthful activism in political movements, advocacy groups and welfare civic associations; and youths' expressive outlets through popular arts, street music and popular culture.