Introduction

There is no other time in human history that this book is relevant than now and into the future. This book is very important in aiding reliable and useful understanding of youth exclusion across the world. Relying strategically on real issues and experiences across many countries and issues, this book adds to existing body of knowledge on the realities of youths as they struggle to survive in contexts of the current systemic societal quagmire prevalent across the world. From poor to rich countries, common experiences of the youths suggest difficult livelihoods driven by widespread exclusion and dis/empowerment. This book therefore intentionally and carefully examines the ramifications and trajectories of youth exclusion across many social systems to x-ray the scenarios common across contexts through objective case studies and global outlooks. This book is practical, pragmatic, scientific and objective yet subjective to sufficiently capture important angles and nuances of the exclusionary and empowerment situations of the youths in spaces and times.