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View article: Evaluating Best Practices though Experiences with the Legalization and Pacification of Youth Gangs in Latin America: a Delphi Study
Evaluating Best Practices though Experiences with the Legalization and Pacification of Youth Gangs in Latin America: a Delphi Study Open
Youth gangs pose a global challenge, often linked to violence, demanding urgent interventions. This study, using the Delphi method with 27 experts, aims to create a checklist of good practices for public policies on legalizing and pacifyin…
View article: Generación Hashtag. Los movimientos juveniles en la era de la web social
Generación Hashtag. Los movimientos juveniles en la era de la web social Open
This paper reflects on the metamorphosis of youth movements in the transition from the digital age to what we can call hiperdigital age (that is, the age of the social web). This transition is synthesized in a terminological change: Genera…
View article: Latino gangs in Spain: from the Latin Kings & Queens to the Dominican don’t play
Latino gangs in Spain: from the Latin Kings & Queens to the Dominican don’t play Open
In October 2003, a young Colombian was murdered after he left the high school where he was studying in Barcelona after an alleged confrontation between two gangs composed of young people of Latin American origin - the Ñetas and the Latin K…
View article: Mobilities Among Marginalized Youth in Morocco: Precariousness, Agency and Networks
Mobilities Among Marginalized Youth in Morocco: Precariousness, Agency and Networks Open
The migration flows in the Mediterranean region have often been perceived as both a threat and an opportunity. This chapter delves into the current situation to examine the emerging migration patterns in Morocco, a country in the Southern …
View article: Ethnography and cinema as meditation tools in gang research
Ethnography and cinema as meditation tools in gang research Open
Ethnography and cinema as meditation tools in gang research In this article, Carles Feixa and José Sánchez-García share two main results of the Special Features of the TRANSGANG project: White Paper and Documentary films which looks at med…
View article: Researching Youth Street Groups in the Americas: Gangs, pandillas, maras, bandas
Researching Youth Street Groups in the Americas: Gangs, pandillas, maras, bandas Open
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 742705
View article: Youth street groups and social media: case study about the Latin Kings
Youth street groups and social media: case study about the Latin Kings Open
This is the last report of the project “Virtual ethnography with Latin Kings”, aimed to analyze the presence of this street group on the social media. Our first report provided a background study about how youth street groups are studied o…
View article: Youth street groups and media representations
Youth street groups and media representations Open
This document contains the final report of the study ‘Media Representations and Street Youth Groups. Analysis of fiction and non-fiction products’, derived from the research agreement between the Universitat de Barcelona and the TRANSGANG …
View article: Youth street groups and mediation in Northern Africa: ethnographic findings
Youth street groups and mediation in Northern Africa: ethnographic findings Open
The main objective of this report is to present the results of the field work carried out in the North African region within the framework of the TRANSGANG project. The main findings from the analysis of data obtained in the different loca…
View article: Documentary films: representing youth street groups through visual ethnography
Documentary films: representing youth street groups through visual ethnography Open
The report presents the main challenges and results encountered in the production process of the three films of the TRANSGANG project1 . First, the challenges of producing in a university environment are analyzed, pointing out the problems…
View article: Social perception of youth street groups: survey results
Social perception of youth street groups: survey results Open
The report is a descriptive analysis of the results of a multi-country survey, which aims to know what is the perception that society has about youth gangs. The survey, conducted between late 2021 and early 2022, aims to compare views of b…
View article: Failed Emancipations: Youth Transitions, Migration and the Future in Morocco
Failed Emancipations: Youth Transitions, Migration and the Future in Morocco Open
Several authors have highlighted the importance of marriage as a social marker that alters the social categorization of individuals and their relationships from youth to adulthood, according to the cultural construction of the life course …
View article: Creating Insecurity Through Youth Street Groups and Applying Security for Control and Governance. A Case Study of Barcelona Latin Kings
Creating Insecurity Through Youth Street Groups and Applying Security for Control and Governance. A Case Study of Barcelona Latin Kings Open
This paper is based on an ethnographic study of the arrests and the subsequent trial and sentencing of a group of Latin Kings and Queens from Barcelona between 2015 and 2020. We analyze the actions carried out by the police, judicial insti…
View article: El hiphop como forma de resistencia frente al juvenicidio: la experiencia de Casa Kolacho
El hiphop como forma de resistencia frente al juvenicidio: la experiencia de Casa Kolacho Open
(analytical)This article addresses one of the faces of hip-hop as a youth culture: its dimension as a social and cultural movement starring young people from subaltern sectors. The authors analyze the case of Casa Kolacho, an artistic and …
View article: Failed Emancipations: Youth Transitions, Migration and the Future in Morocco
Failed Emancipations: Youth Transitions, Migration and the Future in Morocco Open
Various authors have highlighted the importance of marriage as a social marker that alter the so-cial categorization of individuals and their relationships from youth to adulthood according to the cultural construction of the life course i…
View article: Introduction: Global Gangs? Beyond Marginalization and Resilience
Introduction: Global Gangs? Beyond Marginalization and Resilience Open
This article is part of the transgang project, that has received funding from
\nthe European Research Council (erc) under the European Union’s horizon
\n2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement nº 74270.
View article: Being nomadic and overseas rappers
Being nomadic and overseas rappers Open
This research aims to explore the function of intercultural communication of Chinese Rap music and the construction of hybrid identity, through discourse analysis methods: Narrative Semiotics, visual semiology, and sociolinguistics of glob…
View article: The Emotional States Elicited in a Human Tower Performance: Case Study
The Emotional States Elicited in a Human Tower Performance: Case Study Open
Human Towers are one of the most representative traditional sporting games in Catalonia, recognized in 2010 as Intangible Cultural Heritage by the United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO). The objective of th…
View article: Gangs and social media: A systematic literature review and an identification of future challenges, risks and recommendations
Gangs and social media: A systematic literature review and an identification of future challenges, risks and recommendations Open
Gang literature increasingly reflects the importance of social media in gang lifestyle, as gang members adopt new communicative practices. Yet, because of the multifaceted nature of online gang activity and the diversity of methodologies e…
View article: Desde la periferia: la noción de espacio social en la movilización sociopolítica de la juventud
Desde la periferia: la noción de espacio social en la movilización sociopolítica de la juventud Open
(analytical)This article highlights the existence of a transversal element in the relationship of youth with the public sphere, which contributes to a better understanding of the nature of their political expressions: the internalization o…
View article: Generación blockchain: movimientos juveniles en la era de la web semántica
Generación blockchain: movimientos juveniles en la era de la web semántica Open
(analytical)This article proposes the concept of Generation â‚¿ or Blockchain to analyze youth movements in the era of semantic web. Starting from previous conceptualizations about Generation @ or At sign and about Generation # or Hashtag,…
View article: Did you know that gangs are not all about crime and violence?
Did you know that gangs are not all about crime and violence? Open
We are bombarded by the media with endless news about gang violence and criminal activities. However, a group of scientists want to put forward a different scenario. Dr Carles Feixa Pàmpols and Dr José Sánchez García, based at Pompeu Fabra…
View article: Researching youth street groups in Southern Europe
Researching youth street groups in Southern Europe Open
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View article: Beyond marginalization: youth street groups in Northern Africa
Beyond marginalization: youth street groups in Northern Africa Open
The TRANSGANG project receives funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union's HORIZON 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement nº 742705
View article: Research focus: mediation for conflict management
Research focus: mediation for conflict management Open
This project has received funding from the European Union’s HORIZON 2020 Research programme under the Grant Agreement no. 742705.
View article: Researching youth street groups in Southern Europe
Researching youth street groups in Southern Europe Open
This Background Paper of the TRANSGANG Working Papers reveals the multiple facets of youth street groups of four European cities: Milan, Marseille, Madrid and Barcelona. The authors show how in the guts of these cities different institutio…
View article: Correction to: Gangs, Methodology and Ethical Protocols: Ethnographic Challenges in Researching Youth Street Groups
Correction to: Gangs, Methodology and Ethical Protocols: Ethnographic Challenges in Researching Youth Street Groups Open
A Correction to this paper has been published: 10.1007/s43151-020-00028-y
View article: Gangs, Methodology and Ethical Protocols: Ethnographic Challenges in Researching Youth Street Groups
Gangs, Methodology and Ethical Protocols: Ethnographic Challenges in Researching Youth Street Groups Open
Gangs have been described as an episodic phenomenon comparable across diverse geographical sites, with the US gang stereotype often acting as the archetype. Mirroring this trend, academic researchers have increasingly sought to survey the …
View article: Youth cultures and identities: the surfaces of the underground
Youth cultures and identities: the surfaces of the underground Open
The chapter aims to analyze "the surface of the underground", that is, the cultural images that construct and deconstruct youth identities through language, music, aesthetics, cultural productions and focal identities, as a creative reflec…
View article: Methodology handbook: ethnography and data analysis
Methodology handbook: ethnography and data analysis Open
This document is sharing the methodological perspective on ethnography and data analysis of the TRANSGANG project. The aim is to provide to the local research teams a guide about ethnographic perspectives, tools and data analyses strategy,…