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Results for youth violence (somalia)
1 results foundAuthor: Mercy Corps Title: Examining the Links between Youth Economic Opportunity, Civic Engagement and Conflict Summary: Somali youth hold the potential to contribute to positive change in their country. However, currently they are also the majority of the participants in militant and criminal groups.1 To better understand the drivers of youth violence in Somaliland and Puntland, Mercy Corps Somalia examined the links between economic opportunity, civic engagement and conflict as part of its USAID-funded Somali Youth Leaders Initiative.2 The research led to a number of counter-intuitive findings, including: 1) youth who are involved in civic engagement initiatives are less likely to endorse political violence, but are more likely to have engaged in such violence; and 2) youth who felt they had more economic opportunities were at greater risk of engaging in and supporting political violence, though actual employment status did not relate to propensity towards political violence. We also found that youth who experienced discrimination were more likely to engage in political violence, and that youth with greater self-efficacy to influence decisions that affect them were more likely to endorse political violence. This briefing explores these findings and their implications for the Somali Youth Leaders Initiative, as well as for similar youth development programs working in fragile, conflict-affected environments. Details: Portland, OR: Mercy Corps, 2013. 6p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed July 8, 2013 at: http://www.mercycorps.org/sites/default/files/somaliabrief_2_13_13.pdf Year: 2013 Country: Somalia URL: http://www.mercycorps.org/sites/default/files/somaliabrief_2_13_13.pdf Shelf Number: 129268 Keywords: Economics of CrimeJuvenile OffendersPolitical ViolenceYouth Violence (Somalia) |