Youth on Edge

1 Introduction: Does a Globalized Society Produce a Youth on Edge?.- 1 Toward a New Narrative.- 2 Youth at the Intersection of Global Crises.- 3 Open to the World, but Rooted in National Experience.- 4 How to Live Together.- 5 Voicing Tensions.-6 A Survey Conducted in Two Phases.- 7 Conclusion.- Bibliography.- Part I Living Together in a Time of Global Crisis.-2 A Time of Uncertainty.- 1 Terrorism and Demands for Increased Security.- 2 Immigration and Identity.- 3 EconomicUltraliberalism and Widening Inequalities.- 4 Anti-liberal Practices and the Decline of the National Community.- 5 The Crisis of Multilateralism and the Rise of Nationalism and Populism.- 6 Conclusion.- Bibliography.- 3 A Time of Fragmentation.- 1 Globalization and the Pitfalls of Academic Meritocracy.- 2 Globalization and the Losers of Integration in the Workplace.- 3 Globalization and Immigration.-4 Globalization and the Recognition of Multiculturalism.- 5 Globalization and Challenges to the Principle of Solidarity.- 6 Globalization and Setbacks to a Shared Political Vision.-7 Conclusion.- Bibliography.- 4 A Time of Tension.- 1 Wanderlust and National Sentiment.- 2 Inequalities at Work and Demands for Social Protection.- 3 Fluctuations in Openness on Immigration and the Multicultural Society.- 4 Intolerance with Regard to Inequalities and Injustices.- 5 Apathy and Political Engagement.- 6 Conclusion.- Bibliography.- Part II Living Together in a Changing Society.- 5 Freedom at the Risk of Decadence.-1 The Progressives: More Civil Rights for All.- 2 Caught in the Middle: Adapting Norms to Reality.- 3 The Conservatives: The Price of Change and the Limits of Individual Autonomy.- 4 Conclusion.- Bibliography.- 6 Inequality at the Risk of Ultraliberalism.- 1 An Unequal France.- 2 Greater Demand for State Intervention.- 3 Letting Economic Forces Operate Freely.- 4 Conclusion.- Bibliography.- 7 Democracy at the Risk of Populism.-1 Tired of Being Democrats.- 2 Tired of Democracy.- 3 Reinventing Politics.-

Vincenzo Cicchelli is Associate Professor of Sociology and Research Fellow at the Centre Population et Développement at the Université Paris Cité/IRD, France. He is co-editor-in-chief (with Sylvie Octobre) of Youth and Globalization (Brill).   Sylvie Octobre is Researcher at Département des Études, de la Prospective et des Statistiques, Ministère de la Culture, and Research Fellow at Centre Max Weber, France. She is co-editor-in-chief (with Vincenzo Cicchelli) of Youth and Globalization (Brill).