Troublemakers, bystanders, and pathbreakers: The political participation of African youth

Resnick, Danielle. 2019. Troublemakers, bystanders, and pathbreakers: The political participation of African youth. In Youth and jobs in rural Africa: Beyond stylized facts. Mueller, Valerie; and Thurlow, James (Eds.). Chapter 4, Pp. 75-108. New York, NY: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Oxford University Press. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146023

Chapter 4 examines whether African youth are more politically engaged than their older counterparts, and to what extent their demands for political action are motivated by concerns about jobs and unemployment.