Experts authors On Gen Z Civic And Political Participation

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The civic and political participation of Gen Z young people reflects the needs and aspirations of this generation of young people. It also reveals the impact they want to make in society. Understanding what motivates their participation can help grasp better this generation and how they see themselves in their societies. It is also a necessary step to better engage with them as they redefine societies. Ultimately, this builds the foundation for bringing relevant solutions to today’s challenges, with the contributions and ideas of young people.

“In the minds of Gen Z: Understanding today’s citizens” is a new research project by UNESCO to explore the phenomena informing Gen Z’ s civic and political participation. The project is implemented with the guidance of an Expert Group composed of eight scholars from all UNESCO regions. The project will produce a global study that explores the research question: “What motivates and affects the civic and political actions of Gen Z and how?”. The study will also explore two related sub-questions:  

• How can we best understand the variety of civic and political aspirations, values and actions of young people who constitute Gen Z?
• How are members of Gen Z variously acting politically? Are we seeing evidence of ‘new’ kinds of politics?

The study will include a landscape analysis to explore the central research question and sub-questions, through the lens of the following five major categories  that may affect Gen Z civic and political actions: (i) Identities; (ii) Experiences; (iii) Relationships; (iv) Action; (v)Context. It is understood that these five categories are interconnected. Analysis through each of these categories may shed light as to how the others motivate Gen Z civic and political engagement. It may also allow showcase how each of these categories interconnect.

In the context of the project, UNESCO will recruit two experts to develop the Landscape analysis with the following parameters: 

Substantive scope: the landscape analysis is expected to provide a rigorous global analysis of the relevant factors that inform civic and political choices of Gen Z young people, through each of the project’s five lenses (Identities; Experiences; Relationships; Action; Context). The analysis may also explain how each lens may intersect or co-relate with the other lenses in informing civic and political choices of Gen Z. The analysis is also expected to particularly highlight expressions of Gen Z in relation to the factors informing their civic and political choices. 

Temporal scope:

• The analysis must focus on Gen Z young people. This imposes a temporal scope that covers the past five to seven years at the most (i.e. between 2017 and 2024). Empirical data (if any) used in the analysis and that relate directly to Gen Z young people’s experiences must have been collected within this timeframe.
• Data or literature references relevant to ontology, theory, concepts, historical or geographical contextualization or discussion that does not directly relate to Gen Z young people’s experiences may extend beyond that timeframe and do not need to adhere to the temporal scope indicated above.  

Data:

This analysis should be informed by:

• Existing literature and secondary data about Gen Z that is available globally;
• Media sources, posts and material on or by Gen Z young people in the past 5 to 10 years;
• Publicly available expressions by Gen Z young people, accessed through social media sites or other outlets and given due recognition.
• No plagiarized or self-plagiarized material should be included. Authors must provide a proper credit or citation to the original work of the third parties that may be used in the Landscape analysis.

Required Qualifications:

Education:

• PhD degree in social and political sciences, humanities, youth development or relevant field. 

Work experience: 

• A minimum of 5 years of work experience in research on youth political and civic participation, of which a minimum 1 year on or around young people from Generation Z 
• Proven knowledge of the central thematic fields of the project.
• Record of high-quality scholarly research, including publications in peer-reviewed journals or of comparable quality.

Skills and Competencies:

• Proven conceptual and analytical skills 
• Excellent research skills 
• Excellent knowledge of concepts relevant to youth, politics and civics
• Ability to work with peers and in a multicultural environment
• Capacity to work independently and in a timely manner
• Understanding and adherence to the UN principles. 

Languages:

• Fluency in written and spoken English.

Source: https://careers.unesco.org/job/Paris-ExpertsAuthors-on-Gen-Z-Civic-and-Political-participation/814411102/

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