This book explores the impact of globalisation and new technologies on youth cultures around the world, from the Birmingham School to the youthscapes of South Korea. In a timely reappraisal of youth cultures in contemporary times, this collection profiles the best of new research in youth studies written by leading scholars in the field.

Patrick Alexander, University of Oxford, UK Carles Feixa, University of Lleida, Spain Rosalind Gill, King's College London, UK Kathrin Hörschelmann, University of Durham, UK Mary Celeste Kearney, University of Notre Dame, USA Ofra Koffman, King's College London, UK Ritty Lukose, New York University, USA Angela McFarlane, Kings College London, UK Sunaina Maira, University of California, USA Anoop Nayak, Newcastle University, UK Hilary Pilkington, University of Manchester, UK Oriol Romani, University Rovira i Virgili, Spain Elisabeth Soep, Youth Radio, USA Helen Thornham, University of Leeds, UK Kyong Yoon, University of British Columbia, Canada