Mapping the Field of Religion, Globalization and Youth Agency

Youth.Religion.Globalization.Each term has been studied in relation to one of the other two, but few studies combine all three.The articles gathered in this Special Issue contribute to filling the gap.Focusing on the Youth Buddhist Society of India, David Geary and Manish Kumar's paper examines how connections with transnational Buddhist networks allow young members to creatively appropriate the ancient traditions of Indian Buddhism.These changing connections offer them a way to regain agency, even as they are net losers as India pursues a policy of economic globalization.Astrid Trolle's paper examines Filipino au pairs in Denmark, showing how geographical mobility rearranges their relationship to religion, including a sense of choice.The next paper, by Géraldine Mossière, also looks at the link between transnational migration and religious choice, in this case with respect to the impact on young French people of moving to Quebec.Centered on young converts to Islam, her ethnographic investigation describes the emergence of a narrative of hybridization, expressed through the prefix "inter" (intersectional, interreligious).Expanding upon the link between interfaith and globalization, the final paper, authored by Charles Mercier explores an interreligious association of French youth called Interfaith Tour, showing how young people use the resources of globalization to promote dialogue between religions.