| ID | 101294 |
| Title Proper | From youth bulge to conflict |
| Other Title Information | the case of Tajikistan |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Roche, Sophie |
| Publication | 2010. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Youth' is an ambivalent concept that is situationally and emically specific. This article discusses socio-demographic approaches to youth and applies the 'youth bulge' argument - which claims that a society with a high percentage of youth has an increased risk for violent conflicts - to the Central Asian context, more precisely to the early Komsomol and the former combatants in civil war Tajikistan. Based on ethnographic material, I analyse vanguard groups and their strategies for manipulating, challenging and negotiating cultural concepts of youth to mobilize young people on a large scale. |
| `In' analytical Note | Central Asian Survey Vol. 29, No. 4; Dec 2010: p405-419 |
| Journal Source | Central Asian Survey Vol. 29, No. 4; Dec 2010: p405-419 |
| Key Words | Youth ; Tajikistan ; Komsomol ; Mujohid ; Youth Bulge ; Conflict |