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The Oxford handbook of global south youth studies

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HCHuman Sciences Research Council

Key Points

  • The aim is to address the dominance of Global North perspectives in youth studies and to promote contributions from the Global South.
  • Analysis of the existing literature in youth studies
  • Contribution from scholars in Africa, Latin America, and Asia
  • Proposal for a redefined approach to youth studies that includes Southern perspectives.
  • Ninety percent of the world's youth reside in the Global South, yet the field remains largely influenced by the Global North.
  • Emphasis on the need for a paradigm shift towards incorporating Southern scholarly contributions to enrich youth studies.

Abstract

Ninety percentage of the worlds youth live in Africa, Latin America and the developing countries of Asia. Despite this, the field of Youth Studies, like many others, is dominated by the knowledge economy of the Global North. To address these geo-political inequalities of knowledge, The Oxford Handbook of Global South Youth Studies offers a contribution from Southern scholars to remake Youth Studies from its current state, that universalizes Northern perspectives, into a truly Global Youth Studies.

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Human Sciences Research Council (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a12963748a0ea1665672d3ehttps://doi.org/10.14749/32377143
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