ABSTRACT
This article contributes to a comparative analysis of the meaning of citizenship for youth. Young people, traditionally seen as ‘incomplete’ citizens in the process of transition to adulthood, possess their own everyday understanding of what it means to be a citizen in the contemporary world. Based on empirical qualitative material collected in two Russian cities, it is argued that there is a disjunction among young Russians between the ideal-typical perception of citizenship and the practical realisation of it. Particular emphasis is put on the ‘emotional’ understanding of citizenship by Russian youth involving the experience of particular feelings towards fellow citizens and the country.
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Notes
* The results of the project “Citizenship of Russian Youth: Contemporary Meanings and Practices”, carried out within the framework of the Basic Research Program at the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE) in 2013, are presented in this work.
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