Arab Youth
Social Mobilization in Times of Risk

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.

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.

Introduction:
Roseanne &
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 &
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 &
Ghada Abu El-Rous (Questscope,Amman) "Social Learning &
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) &
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 &
Politics"
Landau, Carolyn (City University, London) "Music Consumption &
Identity: Exploring Cultural and Religious Transnational Connections amongst Moroccan Youth in Britain &
Beyond"
Nassar, Angelina (American University of Beirut) "Scratch the Past-This is Our Soundtrack: Hip Hop in Lebanon"