Youth Studies in Global South: Disentangling Local and Global Realities

Study Notes

Joint Strategy Needed

A joint strategy is crucial to address the global South's unique challenges and opportunities in Youth Studies. This strategy entails collaboration between researchers, policymakers, and young people themselves.

Expert Knowledge Development

Young people in Southern regions have developed expert knowledge due to their lived experiences navigating complex social, economic, and political realities.

Deliberate Mainstreaming of Southern Scholarship

This entails actively incorporating perspectives and knowledge from the global South into mainstream academic discourse and research agendas.

Challenge

Southern scholarship challenges dominant Western theories and approaches to studying youth, which often fail to account for the diverse realities of the global South.

Advocacy

Southern scholarship advocates for decolonizing knowledge production and centering the experiences of young people in the global South.

Disentangling the Local and Global

This process involves recognizing the interconnectedness of local and global contexts while simultaneously acknowledging the unique characteristics and challenges of the global South.

Southern Scholars Contribution

Southern scholars can contribute by challenging dominant epistemic trajectories in Youth Studies by introducing new frameworks and methodologies that are contextually relevant to the global South.

Alliances Between Youth and Academics

These alliances are critical for addressing global issues because they combine the lived experiences and perspectives of young people with the analytical frameworks and resources of academics.

New South-South Alliances and Subaltern Counter Publics

These alliances are essential for strengthening collective action and creating alternative spaces for knowledge production and dialogue that are more inclusive of Southern perspectives.

Strengthening Global Collaborations

Strengthening existing global collaborations in the context of Youth Studies for the global South entails fostering more equitable partnerships that prioritize the needs and perspectives of Southern researchers and young people.

First Step Towards Youth Studies for the Global South

The first step is recognizing the unique contributions and knowledge of the global South and integrating them into broader discussions and research agendas in Youth Studies.

Description

Explore the importance of disentangling the lived realities of Southern youth and reinterpreting theory within the context of the global South. Learn about creating new South-South alliances and mainstreaming Southern scholarship.