Is the Honeymoon Over? Children and Young People's Participation in Public Decision-Making
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Children and young people's participation in public decision-making is now firmly on international and national agendas. This article concludes the special issue on such participation, by discussing three central issues for children and young people's participation: what is counted – or discounted – as legitimate forms of participation; the potential usefulness of theorisations of governance, citizenship and social capital; and how the roles of adults (participation workers) can be understood. The article celebrates the success of the rhetorical push for children and young people's participation, while suggesting that the tensions and dilemmas of current practice and policy need to be addressed by new and revitalised ideas and challenging theorisations.
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Is the Honeymoon Over? Children and Young People's Participation in Public Decision-Making
In: The International Journal of Children's RightsSearch for other papers by Kay M. Tisdall in
Current site
Google Scholar
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Abstract
Children and young people's participation in public decision-making is now firmly on international and national agendas. This article concludes the special issue on such participation, by discussing three central issues for children and young people's participation: what is counted – or discounted – as legitimate forms of participation; the potential usefulness of theorisations of governance, citizenship and social capital; and how the roles of adults (participation workers) can be understood. The article celebrates the success of the rhetorical push for children and young people's participation, while suggesting that the tensions and dilemmas of current practice and policy need to be addressed by new and revitalised ideas and challenging theorisations.
| All Time | Past 365 days | Past 30 Days | |
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| Abstract Views | 1500 | 349 | 13 |
| Full Text Views | 598 | 50 | 4 |
| PDF Views & Downloads | 743 | 71 | 4 |
