Anita Harris is Research Professor in the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University, Australia. Her books include Future Girl (2004) and Young People and Everyday Multiculturalism (2012).Hernan Cuervo is Associate Professor in the Youth Research Centre, University of Melbourne, Australia. His latest book is Youth, Inequality and Social Change in the Global South (2019). Johanna Wyn is Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor in the Youth Research Centre, University of Melbourne, Australia. She is Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, Australia, and the Academy of Social Sciences, UK.

“Anita Harris, Hernam Cuervo, and Johanna Wyn have written a brave pioneering book, exploring how this mercurial idea has been used and how it can in the future contribute to youth studies and-or the sociology of youth. They take readers on a scholarly and illuminating journey. It is a surprising journey … . The result is a carefully curated historic and contemporary tour of the many social sciences that help make up youth studies.” (Judith Bessant, Journal of Applied Youth Studies, Vol. 5 (1), March, 2022)

• 1. The Question of Belonging in Youth Studies.- 2. Historical Underpinnings.- 3. Conceptual Threads.- 4. Policy Frames.- 5. Transitions and Participation.- 6. Citizenship.- 7. Mobilities.- 8. Researching Belonging in Youth Studies.

Anita Harris is Research Professor in the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University, Australia. Her books include Future Girl (2004) and Young People and Everyday Multiculturalism (2012).Hernan Cuervo is Associate Professor in the Youth Research Centre, University of Melbourne, Australia. His latest book is Youth, Inequality and Social Change in the Global South (2019). Johanna Wyn is Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor in the Youth Research Centre, University of Melbourne, Australia. She is Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, Australia, and the Academy of Social Sciences, UK.

“Anita Harris, Hernam Cuervo, and Johanna Wyn have written a brave pioneering book, exploring how this mercurial idea has been used and how it can in the future contribute to youth studies and-or the sociology of youth. They take readers on a scholarly and illuminating journey. It is a surprising journey … . The result is a carefully curated historic and contemporary tour of the many social sciences that help make up youth studies.” (Judith Bessant, Journal of Applied Youth Studies, Vol. 5 (1), March, 2022)

• 1. The Question of Belonging in Youth Studies.- 2. Historical Underpinnings.- 3. Conceptual Threads.- 4. Policy Frames.- 5. Transitions and Participation.- 6. Citizenship.- 7. Mobilities.- 8. Researching Belonging in Youth Studies.

Anita Harris is Research Professor in the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University, Australia. Her books include Future Girl (2004) and Young People and Everyday Multiculturalism (2012).Hernan Cuervo is Associate Professor in the Youth Research Centre, University of Melbourne, Australia. His latest book is Youth, Inequality and Social Change in the Global South (2019). Johanna Wyn is Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor in the Youth Research Centre, University of Melbourne, Australia. She is Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, Australia, and the Academy of Social Sciences, UK.

“Anita Harris, Hernam Cuervo, and Johanna Wyn have written a brave pioneering book, exploring how this mercurial idea has been used and how it can in the future contribute to youth studies and-or the sociology of youth. They take readers on a scholarly and illuminating journey. It is a surprising journey … . The result is a carefully curated historic and contemporary tour of the many social sciences that help make up youth studies.” (Judith Bessant, Journal of Applied Youth Studies, Vol. 5 (1), March, 2022)

• 1. The Question of Belonging in Youth Studies.- 2. Historical Underpinnings.- 3. Conceptual Threads.- 4. Policy Frames.- 5. Transitions and Participation.- 6. Citizenship.- 7. Mobilities.- 8. Researching Belonging in Youth Studies.