Youth, Citizenship, Sense of Belonging in a 'Brexitised' England

“脱欧”英格兰的青年、公民身份和归属感

• 批准号: 411084067
• 负责人: Dr. Imogen Feld
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: School of Education, Communication & Society
• 依托单位国家: 德国
• 项目类别: Research Fellowships
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 德国
• 起止时间: 2017-12-31 至 2020-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gepris.dfg.de/gepris/projekt/411084067?language=en
• 关键词: Youth; Citizenship; Sense; Belonging; Brexitised

At the Brexit referendum in 2016, a tight majority of the British population voted for Great Britain to leave the European Union (EU) while an equally tight minority would have liked to remain member of the EU. Therefore, this decision divides the British people with half on either side of the line. Brexit can be considered as a 'symptom' of a long-term process of political change that is characterised by the shaping of public opinion, political events, and the competition of political parties in Great Britain and other democracies in Europe and worldwide. Considering the changes and uncertainties Great Britain has been facing since the Brexit referendum, it is of particular interest to analyse students’ perspectives on societal participation, as they are being educated and prepared to participate in a democratic society at a time of extreme political uncertainty and change. By conducting a case study in England, the meaning of Brexit and other context related phenomena will be related to youth participation in societal processes in this study. Thus, it is taken into consideration that the subjects of this study are embedded in school education, which prepares them for their future participation in the labour market, political and cultural life. The proposed project will provide an in-depth analysis of the way in which young people perceive citizenship, possibilities of societal engagement and sense of belonging. As part of the research grant, 17 group interviews were conducted with 89 students aged 16-18. Theories on citizenship, citizenship education and sense of belonging provide the theoretical framework for this study. The overall goal will be to develop an empirically based theory of social participation that takes the diversity of young people and the circumstances offered by contextual and school factors into account. The study will provide a necessary foundation for future projects that involve comparative education research on youth participation.

在2016年的英国脱欧公投中，英国的大多数人民投票赞成英国离开欧盟（EU），而同样紧张的少数派则希望成为欧盟的成员。因此，这个决定将英国人民划分为一半。英国脱欧可以被视为长期政治变革过程的“症状”，其特征是公众舆论，政治事件以及英国政党在英国以及欧洲和全球其他民主国家的竞争。考虑到大英国公投以来，大不列颠的变化和不确定性一直在面对，分析学生对社会参与的观点特别有趣，因为他们正在接受教育并准备在极端的政治不确定性和变化时参加民主社会。通过在英格兰进行案例研究，英国脱欧和其他相关现象的含义将与青年参与本研究的社会过程有关。这是考虑到这项研究的主题嵌入到学校教育中的，这为他们的未来参与劳动力市场，政治和文化生活做好了准备。拟议的项目将对年轻人认为公民身份，社会参与潜力和归属感的方式进行深入分析。作为研究补助金的一部分，对89名16-18岁的学生进行了17个小组访谈。关于公民身份，公民教育和归属感的理论为这项研究提供了理论框架。总体目标是发展基于经验的社会参与理论，该理论将年轻人的多样性以及背景因素和学校因素所提供的情况。该研究将为未来的项目提供必要的基础，涉及对青年参与的比较教育研究。