Youth in South Africa
Agency, (in)visibility and national development
Published 23 November 2021
Youth in South Africa: Agency, (in)visibility and national development sets out the youth policy environment, the historic background to the youth’s role in national development and the structural challenges facing many young people. It also explores the resilience and agency that young people demonstrate as social, economic and political participants, as well as some of the processes of identity formation that young people engage in.
Youth in South Africa: Agency, (in)visibility and national development seeks to chart a way forward that re-imagines the role of young people and makes the case for policy instruments to be informed by the lived experiences of the youth.
Read a short summary including key findings of the book in the Policy brief.
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