ABSTRACT
This chapter introduces the concept of intergenerational recognition in the context of childhood and youth, from a relational spatial political perspective. It introduces intergenerational recognition as a dynamic practice and force that holds a central place in mundane political life. The chapter examines the practice and effects of intergenerational recognition in everyday environment where Finnish children and young people lead their lives. It provides an overview of the political theoretical orientation, and two excerpts from the analysis of the practices and effects of intergenerational recognition in familial, institutional and public everyday settings: reciprocal recognition in familial relations, and identifying plurality in the school polity. The chapter concludes with an allegory where the occasions of intergenerational recognition are framed as agreements.
