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Citizenship as given or taken? Meanings and practices among majority and minority youth

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Original title:Citizenship as given or taken? Meanings and practices among majority and minority youth
Authors:Zuzana Petrovičová, Jan Šerek, Michaela Porubanová, Petr Macek
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Citation:PETROVIČOVÁ, Zuzana, Jan ŠEREK, Michaela PORUBANOVÁ and Petr MACEK. Citizenship as given or taken? Meanings and practices among majority and minority youth. Human Affairs, 2012, vol. 22, No 3, p. 335-344. ISSN 1210-3055. doi:10.2478/s13374-012-0028-x.Export BibTeX
@article{985955,
author = {Petrovičová, Zuzana and Šerek, Jan and Porubanová, Michaela and Macek, Petr},
article_number = {3},
doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/s13374-012-0028-x},
keywords = {citizenship; civic engagement; minorities; focus groups; Czech Republic; youth},
language = {eng},
issn = {1210-3055},
journal = {Human Affairs},
title = {Citizenship as given or taken? Meanings and practices among majority and minority youth},
volume = {22},
year = {2012}
}
Original language:English
Field:Psychology
Type:Article in Periodical
Keywords:citizenship; civic engagement; minorities; focus groups; Czech Republic; youth

Present study sheds more light on the conceptualization of citizenship and civic engagement among majority and minority youth. In order to understand the meanings of citizenship, fourteen focus groups were conducted with young people aged 16–26, with both civically engaged and disengaged young ethnic Czechs, Roma, and Ukrainians. Results suggest that young people understand the citizenship as having multiple dimensions (legal and personal, and in terms of rights and responsibilities) and civic engagement as being focused on various aspects. The way people described their position within society was influenced by the social background and mirrored in the views on full citizenship.

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