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Youth and Citizenship Rights After Zimbabwe’s Land Reform

Youth and Citizenship Rights After Zimbabwe’s Land Reform The article utilises a citizenship rights approach to explore the youth question in post-colonial, post-fast-track land reform Zimbabwe. Invoking participatory youth citizenship in the aftermath of the country’s land reform is largely missing in literature, particularly at a time when the country is grappling with questions on how to improve its outcomes. Qualitative-dominant research methodology was adopted to explore land ownership and access, use and production, and political organisation and processes. Focal to the article is that land ownership must be included in youth citizenship literature especially for the Global South because land tenure is an explicit component of economic citizenship and rights. Where formal political power is absent, youth find some further rights and ‘power’ through strategic and informal ways. The notion of citizenship is shaped by land and economic rights and entitlements. The article is an original contribution with immense significance to Zimbabwe and other countries of the Global South that are addressing citizenship and agrarian questions, or planning to do so, particularly from a youth perspective. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Applied Youth Studies Springer Journals

Youth and Citizenship Rights After Zimbabwe’s Land Reform

Tom, Tom
Journal of Applied Youth Studies , Volume 4 (1) – Apr 24, 2021
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Springer Journals
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Copyright © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
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2204-9193
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2204-9207
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10.1007/s43151-021-00041-9
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Abstract

The article utilises a citizenship rights approach to explore the youth question in post-colonial, post-fast-track land reform Zimbabwe. Invoking participatory youth citizenship in the aftermath of the country’s land reform is largely missing in literature, particularly at a time when the country is grappling with questions on how to improve its outcomes. Qualitative-dominant research methodology was adopted to explore land ownership and access, use and production, and political organisation and processes. Focal to the article is that land ownership must be included in youth citizenship literature especially for the Global South because land tenure is an explicit component of economic citizenship and rights. Where formal political power is absent, youth find some further rights and ‘power’ through strategic and informal ways. The notion of citizenship is shaped by land and economic rights and entitlements. The article is an original contribution with immense significance to Zimbabwe and other countries of the Global South that are addressing citizenship and agrarian questions, or planning to do so, particularly from a youth perspective.

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Published: Apr 24, 2021

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