A generation in Waithood: the security implications of youth unemployment in Tunisia, Egipt and Syria during the arab spring and beyond
Gaudet, Nichele (A.A. 2024/2025) A generation in Waithood: the security implications of youth unemployment in Tunisia, Egipt and Syria during the arab spring and beyond. Tesi di Laurea in Demography and social challenges, Luiss Guido Carli, relatore Maria Rita Testa, pp. 142. [Master's Degree Thesis]
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Abstract/Index
Literature review. From determinism to conditionality in the youth bulge hypothesis. Youth unemployment and the political economy of exclusion. Beyond homogenization: youth as diverse political actors. Social media and digital mobilization. Country-specific contrasts: Tunisia, Egypt, Syria and Beyond. International and regional dimensions of youth exclusion. Youth identity and political socialization post-arab spring. Critical gaps in literature. The methodology. Research design. Case selection rationale. Defining “youth”. Data collection and sources. Operationalization and quantitative strategy. Analytical framework. Theoretical framework: youth bulge, unemployment and security. The youth bulge theory. From demographic determinism to conditional explanations. From immediate causes to long-term dynamics. The arab spring: the experience of Tunisia, Egypt and Syria. From socioeconomic grievance to revolutionary mobilization. Historical and political background. Transition to comparative analysis. Comparative analysis: from youth unemployment to unrest and security outcomes. Comparative empirical baseline. Common mechanisms across cases. Differences across cases. Post-uprising dynamics. Persistence of youth unemployment after 2011. State responses and policy failures. Democratization, authoritarian resilience and state collapse. Effectiveness in addressing youth grievances. Youth adaptation and new pathways. Post-arab spring pathways: migration, radicalization and engagement. Gendered migration and exploitation in post-arab spring. Pathways. From youth exclusion to regional transformation. Regional security implications. Youth unemployment as a transnational security issue. Human security spillovers. The securitization of youth unemployment. Regional security complex theory. Youth unemployment as a structural driver of regional insecurity. Youth unemployment and the debate on “new security threats”. From state-centric security to non-traditional threats. Youth unemployment at the nexus of human security and geopolitics. Toward a concept of hybrid securitization: instrumentalizing unemployed youth in the MENA context. Reinterpreting the arab spring: contributions and constraints. Contribution and originality.
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Bibliografia: pp. 130-141.
| Thesis Type: | Master's Degree Thesis |
|---|---|
| Institution: | Luiss Guido Carli |
| Degree Program: | Master's Degree Programs > Master's Degree Program in International Relations (LM-52) |
| Chair: | Demography and social challenges |
| Thesis Supervisor: | Testa, Maria Rita |
| Thesis Co-Supervisor: | Giordano, Alfonso |
| Academic Year: | 2024/2025 |
| Session: | Extraordinary |
| Deposited by: | Alessandro Perfetti |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Jul 2026 12:33 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Jul 2026 12:33 |
| URI: | https://tesi.luiss.it/id/eprint/46274 |
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