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 年的脱欧公投中，绝大多数英国民众投票支持英国脱离欧盟，而同样少数的人则希望继续留在欧盟。因此，这一决定将英国人民分成了两半。英国脱欧可以被视为长期政治变革过程的“症状”，其特点是英国以及欧洲和世界其他民主国家的舆论、政治事件以及政党竞争的形成。考虑到英国自脱欧公投以来所面临的变化和不确定性，分析学生对社会参与的看法特别有意义，因为他们正在接受教育并准备在政治极端不确定和变化的时期参与民主社会。通过在英国进行案例研究，英国脱欧和其他背景相关现象的意义将与本研究中的青年参与社会进程相关。因此，考虑到本研究的主题嵌入到学校教育中，为他们未来参与劳动力市场、政治和文化生活做好准备。拟议的项目将对年轻人如何看待公民身份、社会参与的可能性和归属感进行深入分析。作为研究资助的一部分，我们对 89 名 16-18 岁的学生进行了 17 次小组访谈。公民身份、公民教育和归属感理论为本研究提供了理论框架。总体目标是发展一种基于经验的社会参与理论，该理论考虑到年轻人的多样性以及背景和学校因素提供的情况。该研究将为未来涉及青年参与比较教育研究的项目提供必要的基础。