Abstract
The civic participation of young people with immigrant background is an area of study that needs academic attention in Portugal. This article aims to analyze the various forms of involvement and participation of young people of African descent and with Ukrainian and Romanian backgrounds, in immigrant associations in Portugal. The empirical work focused on a set of nine immigrant associations. Through a multiple case study, we carried out semi-structured interviews with coordinators and young people aged between 15 and 24 years who participate in these contexts. The results of this article indicate that immigrant associations are experienced as contexts of socialization, leisure, participation, education and expression of cultural belongings.
Highlights
The civic participation of young people with immigrant background is an area of study that needs academic attention in Portugal
This article aims to analyze the various forms of involvement and participation of young people of African descent and with Ukrainian and Romanian backgrounds, in immigrant associations in Portugal
The empirical work focused on a set of nine immigrant associations
Summary
Resumo A participação cívica de jovens com origem imigrante é uma área de estudo que carece de atenção académica em Portugal. Este artigo pretende analisar as várias formas de envolvimento e participação de jovens afrodescendentes, e de origem ucraniana e romena em associações de imigrantes em Portugal. O trabalho empírico centrou-se num conjunto de nove associações de imigrantes. Através de um estudo de caso múltiplo realizámos entrevistas semiestruturadas a coordenadores e a jovens com idades compreendidas entre os 15 e os 24 anos que participam nesses contextos. Os resultados deste artigo indicam que as associações de imigrantes são vividas como contextos de socialização, de lazer, de participação, de educação e de expressão de pertenças culturais.
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