Un(der)employed youth: From precariousness to resilience

Abstract In this paper, we explore the experiences of Irish and Zimbabwean youth who live and work in precarious economic conditions. We study these youths’ experiences in a manner that traverses contexts under the question: How do un(der)employed youth in the Global South and Global North...

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Autores principales:	Weston,Alia, Imas,J. Miguel, Manning,Jen, Donnelly,Paul, Ngwerume,Kudzayi
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Escuela de Psicología 2019
Materias:	marginalised youth postcolonial precariousness social resilience underemployed youth unemployed youth youth agency
Acceso en línea:	http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-69242019000300029
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0718-692420190003000292019-11-27Un(der)employed youth: From precariousness to resilienceWeston,AliaImas,J. MiguelManning,JenDonnelly,PaulNgwerume,Kudzayi marginalised youth postcolonial precariousness social resilience underemployed youth unemployed youth youth agency Abstract In this paper, we explore the experiences of Irish and Zimbabwean youth who live and work in precarious economic conditions. We study these youths’ experiences in a manner that traverses contexts under the question: How do un(der)employed youth in the Global South and Global North enact resilience and agency while navigating economic precarity? The paper builds on youth literature from both the Global North and Global South, emphasizing socio-economic precarity, youth agency, and resilience. We collected our data from interviews conducted in Ireland and Zimbabwe. Methodologically, the paper follows a postcolonial narrative approach to study these experiences. Our findings show that, in the 21st Century, youth in Ireland (from the Global North) and Zimbabwe (from the Global South) have distinct lived experiences of economic precarity. Our findings also show that when applying a postcolonial gaze, these youths’ experiences are not as clear-cut or distinct as the literature suggests. We conclude warning against unrealistic (neo)colonial comparisons between youth from Global North and South, which create stereotyped assumptions that (mis)inform policy and support interventions created in response to perceived challenges.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessPontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Escuela de PsicologíaPsicoperspectivas v.18 n.3 20192019-11-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-69242019000300029en10.5027/psicoperspectivas-vol18-issue3-fulltext-1671
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description	Abstract In this paper, we explore the experiences of Irish and Zimbabwean youth who live and work in precarious economic conditions. We study these youths’ experiences in a manner that traverses contexts under the question: How do un(der)employed youth in the Global South and Global North enact resilience and agency while navigating economic precarity? The paper builds on youth literature from both the Global North and Global South, emphasizing socio-economic precarity, youth agency, and resilience. We collected our data from interviews conducted in Ireland and Zimbabwe. Methodologically, the paper follows a postcolonial narrative approach to study these experiences. Our findings show that, in the 21st Century, youth in Ireland (from the Global North) and Zimbabwe (from the Global South) have distinct lived experiences of economic precarity. Our findings also show that when applying a postcolonial gaze, these youths’ experiences are not as clear-cut or distinct as the literature suggests. We conclude warning against unrealistic (neo)colonial comparisons between youth from Global North and South, which create stereotyped assumptions that (mis)inform policy and support interventions created in response to perceived challenges.
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title	Un(der)employed youth: From precariousness to resilience
title_short	Un(der)employed youth: From precariousness to resilience
title_full	Un(der)employed youth: From precariousness to resilience
title_fullStr	Un(der)employed youth: From precariousness to resilience
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publisher	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Escuela de Psicología
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Un(der)employed youth: From precariousness to resilience

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