Youth, Globalization, and the Law

Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh is Associate Professor of Sociology; Director of Research in the Institute for Research in African-American Studies; and Director of the Center for Urban Research and Policy at Columbia University. He is the author of American Project: The Rise and Fall of a Modern Ghetto (2002). Ronald Kassimir is Associate Dean and Associate Professor of Political Science at the New School for Social Research. He is a co-editor of Youth Activism: An International Encyclopedia (2005).

"This fascinating volume brings together a number of diverse themes and ideas that focus on the effects of globalization on the lives of young people in contemporary societies .... This is a complex book that contains a number of fascinating and interrelated discussion ... It is recommended for postgraduate students and staff who want to deepen their understanding of this area."—Fiona Hutton, Social and Legal Studies "[An] interesting and thought-provoking collection of case studies of the criminalization of youth and responses to it, attempts to regulate youth behaviour, and the contradictions of youth empowerment."—Canadian Journal of Sociology Online "The topic of youth, globalization, and the law is timely and important, but all too often the subject of platitudes. The detailed work in this volume helps both to redefine the normal litany of problems and point to deeper solutions. The freshness and thoughtfulness of the volume will make it immediately vital to the NGO community, legal policymakers, and philanthropic foundations, and to professors teaching courses about globalization, human rights, and a number of other subjects."—Bryant G. Garth, Director Emeritus, American Bar Foundation; Dean, Southwestern Law School "Original, provocative, and important. This book shows the historical and political relationship among globalization and youth experience, and powerfully illustrates the interconnections of politics, crime, immigration, economics, and social space."—Susan Sturm, Columbia University School of Law

• Table of Contents Part I. Youth, Globalization and the Law Chapter 1. Youth and Legal Institutions: Thinking Globally and Comparatively Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh and Ronald Kassimir Chapter 2. Youth Justice and the Governance of Young People: Global, International, National and Local Contexts John Muncie Part II. Criminalization and Urban Governance Chapter 3. Refugee Gang Youth: Zero Tolerance and the Security State in Contemporary US- Salvadoran Relations Elana Zilberg Chapter 4. Policing the Youth: Towards a Redefinition of Discipline and Social Control in French Working-Class Neighborhoods Laurent Bonelli Chapter 5. Policing Ourselves: Law & Order in the American Ghetto Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh and Alexandra Murphy Part III. Institutional Regulation and Youth Response Chapter 6. Youth (Im)migration and Juvenile Law at the Paris Palace of Justice Susan Terrio Chapter 7. No Child Left Behind? The American Way of Punishment and Its Consequences for Families Brenda Coughlin Chapter 8. Public Spaces, Consumption and the Social Regulation of Young People Rob White Part IV. Contradictions of Youth Empowerment: Rights and International Law Chapter 9. Power and Autonomy in the History of Children's Rights Elizabeth Boyle, Trina Smith, and Katja Guenther Chapter 10. Civil Society, Law, and Institutional Bases for Change: Brazil's Estatuto da Crianca e Adolescente John Guidry Chapter 11. Global Regulation and Local Political Struggles: Early Marriage in Northern Nigeria Annie Bunting and Sally Merry Contributor biographies Index