Australian Youth Movements Enacting Sociopolitical Change
作者单位：University of Sydney Student Union
会议名称：《北京论坛（2011）文明的和谐与共同繁荣--传统与现代、变革与转型》
会议日期：2011年
关 键 词：Australian Youth Movements Enacting Sociopolitical Change
摘 要：Australian youth movements in Australia are gaining increasing success and attention in engaging with powerful *** the use of advocacy campaigns and education programs,youth-led organizations are creating sociopolitical change and demonstrating that young people are necessary contributors in Australian political *** paper looks at the concepts of citizenship and empowerment in Australian youth movements before exploring three case ***,the United Nations Youth Australia is observed as a peer-to-peer education organization,focusing on the empowerment of young people through the principles of the United ***,the Australian Youth Climate Coalition is shown to have demonstrated the success of young people and political campaigns,particularly in addressing the climate crisis in the lead up to a federal ***,the Oaktree Foundation is explored as an example of activism in a domestic context,while enacting change on an international *** observing each of the three case studies,it is clear that Australian youth movements are empowering the current young generation to take control of their political future.