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

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Authors

PETROVIČOVÁ Zuzana ŠEREK Jan PORUBANOVÁ Michaela MACEK Petr

Year of publication 2012
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Human Affairs
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Social Studies

Citation
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/s13374-012-0028-x
Field Psychology
Keywords citizenship; civic engagement; minorities; focus groups; Czech Republic; youth
Description 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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