Publisher description for Youth, globalization, and the law / edited by Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh and Ronald Kassimir ; organized by Social Science Research Council Collaborative Research Network on Youth and Globalization.
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This book addresses the impact of globalization on the lives of youth, focusing on the role of legal institutions and discourses. As practices and ideas travel the globe—such as the promotion and transmission of zero tolerance and retributive justice programs, the near ubiquitous acceptance of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, and the transnational migration of street gangs—the legal arena is being transformed.
The essays in this book offer case studies and in-depth analyses, spanning diverse settings including courts and prisons, inner-city streets, international human rights initiatives, newspaper offices, local youth organizations, and the United Nations. Drawing on everyday social practices, each chapter adds clarity to our current understanding of the ways in which ideas and practices in different parts of the world can affect youth in one particular locale.
Library of Congress subject headings for this publication:
Juvenile justice, Administration of.
Youth -- Legal status, laws, etc.
Youth -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
Social control.
Globalization -- Social aspects.