African Youth during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Urban Mobilities and Peacebuilding Trajectories
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African Youth during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Urban Mobilities and Peacebuilding Trajectories
About this book
This book investigates the lived experiences of Africa's youth during the COVID-19 pandemic, tracing its impact on their mobilities, freedoms, and livelihoods.
Bringing together diverse perspectives from across the continent, the book interrogates how African youth expressed their agency in urban spatial terms during the pandemic, by coping with, adapting, and responding to the deepening marginality, insecurity, inequalities and at the same time opportunities they faced. It further examines how young people navigated precarious spaces during the pandemic, and how the reaction of the state undermined or enhanced their experience. It also considers the question of gender and marginalised group dynamics, and discusses the pandemic's implications for peace, social justice, security, and human development in Africa.
The strong empirical evidence presented in this book will be an important resource for researchers across African sociology, health, politics, and peace and conflict studies.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Endorsements
- Half-Title Page
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- List of Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction Youth, Urban Mobilities and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Emerging Trajectories for Peace and Development in Africa
- 2 Navigating a Complex Space: Youth, Urban Mobility and Marginality in COVID-19-Affected Sierra Leone
- 3 Resilience and Innovation: Young Migrant Women Navigating the COVID-19 Crisis in Ghana’s Informal Sector
- 4 Invisible Urbanites: Displaced Youth, Mobility and Access to Urban Goods in COVID-19-Affected Nigeria
- 5 COVID-19 and Transnational Youth Mobility: The Lived Experiences of Nigerien Traders in Northern Nigeria
- 6 COVID-19 and the Emerging Trajectories of Peace and Development among the Youth in Urban Spaces in Uganda
- 7 Urban Unemployment, Youth Protest and Government Response in COVID-19-Affected Ethiopia
- 8 Negotiating Livelihoods in Pandemic Times: Experiences of Urban Youth in the Informal Economy in Harare, Zimbabwe
- 9 Gang Identities, Belonging and Territorialities: Temporalities and Embodied Practices in South Africa
- 10 Conclusion: Shifting from Business as Usual – Youth and the Future of Africa
- Postscript The COVID-19 Pandemic, Youth and the Changing Dynamics of Peace and Security in Urban Africa
- Index