Papers published in this issue were first presented at an international conference on the“Youth and the Global South” under the theme: “Religion, Politics and the Making of Youthin Africa, Asia and the Middle East” convened by African Studies Centre (ASC)Council forthe Development of Social Science in Africa (CODESRIA), Institute for the Study of Islamand the Middle East (ISIM), and International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS).

Guest Editors: Rijk van Dijk, Mirjam de Bruijn, Carlos Cardoso & Inge Butter