ABSTRACT

This book analyses young people’s societal participation as a central dimension of their well-being and as vitally important to secure the sustainable future of humankind and the whole eco-social system.

It develops a theoretical framework for analysing youth participation holistically, embedded in its everyday context, and as a relational phenomenon, underpinned by universal human needs. It introduces innovative methodological approaches to study youth engagements in society.

This book will appeal to scholars and students of youth studies, sociology, sustainable development, youth participation and education. It also offers new knowledge and theoretical readings for policy experts on youth and sustainable development, as well as for NGOs working with youth.

The Open Access version of this book, available at https://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.

chapter |37 pages

Introduction

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part I|70 pages

Structures and new models of youth participation

chapter Chapter 1|16 pages

Youth and law drafting

Developing quality youth participation in legislative processes and courtrooms
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chapter Chapter 2|16 pages

Experimenting with youth-centred e-participation

The case of the Virtual Council
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chapter Chapter 3|19 pages

Intergenerational learning

From responsibilisation of young people towards sustainable well-being
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chapter Chapter 4|15 pages

Governance of young people's participation

Critical reflections
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part II|48 pages

Critical views from the margins

chapter Chapter 6|15 pages

“Am I not a lovely green-and-red, a watermelon?”

Young people negotiating political participation from marginalised positions
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chapter Chapter 7|14 pages

Young people's climate activism on the move

Case Finland
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part III|77 pages

To be(come) seen and heard

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chapter Chapter 10|16 pages

Exploring the future together with young people

Methodological considerations on playfulness, joy and silence as forms of participation
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chapter Chapter 11|15 pages

“How on Earth does one find a job in Finland?”

Reflections on using documentary film as a research method to study young asylum seekers' employment prospects
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chapter |11 pages

Conclusion

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