Hello everyone,

I am very excited about this blog.

I have just completed a Masters degree and wrote my dissertation on the topic of youth and politics. It was called The Disengaged Generation.

Basically, it was about youth across the globe becoming increasingly distanced from politics.

It was fascinating stuff. There is actually loads of information out there on the topic, but it would appear that not many people have actually taken the time to aggregate the information into a comprehensive format. So that is what this blog is going to attempt to do.

If you don't know anything about the topic of youth (ie. generation X, Y, Z, adultism, the creation of the Teen Ager, etc.), don't fret. I am going to make it my mission to make this a survey of the entire topic, so that anyone following it will leave with a fantastic grasp on the situation at hand.

Here is a survey of some of the topics I will be exploring:

• The Obama Factor - what difference has it made in youth participation?
  
• Youth and the Internet - how has the internet changed youth identity?
  
• New Generations - X, Z and sometimes Y
• Global Youth Culture - does it exist?
• History of the Adolescent - When and how did the "Teen Ager" become a separate stage of life?
• Theories of Youth Disengagement - I'm a constructivist at heart but will give the other theories their fair say
• Young Leaders - Gandhi, Buddha; what made them so special?
• Youth Identity - What is it? How is it changing?
• Influential Youth Thinkers - From G. Stanley Hall to Hitler
• Past Generations - The Boomers, the Silent Generation and the "Greatest" Generation (their words, not mine)
• Major Youth-led Events - The ones that changed the world: Tiananmen, India's Independence, the pullout of Vietnam

And (as they say on TV) much MUCH more!!

Stay tuned