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 http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.
This book analyses young people’s societal participation as a central dimension of their wellbeing, and as vitally important to secure the sustainable future of humankind and the whole eco-social system.
Introduction
Part I: Structures and new models of youth participation
1. Youth and law drafting developing quality youth participation in
legislative processes and courtrooms
2. Experimenting with youth-centred e-participation the case of the Virtual
Council
3. Intergenerational justice and learning: from responsibilisation of young
people towards sustainable well-being and environmental citizenship
4. Governance of young peoples participation: critical reflections
Part II: Critical views from the margins
5. Young adults perceptions of citizenship outside and beyond labour market
citizenship
6. "Am I not a lovely green-and-red, a watermelon?" Young people negotiating
political participation from marginalised positions
7. Young peoples climate activism on the move case Finland
Part III: To be(come) seen and heard but how and how to study it?
8. Participatory research with young people too little, too much, too
romanticised? Reflections on co-research with young refugees
9. Co-constructing knowledge of refugee youths lives in Finland
epistemological notes
10. Exploring the future together with young people methodological
considerations on playfulness, joy and silence as forms of participation
11. "How on Earth does one find a job in Finland?" Reflections on using
documentary film as research method in studying young asylum seekers
employment prospects
Conclusion
Päivi Honkatukia is Professor of Youth Research at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Tampere University, Finland.
Tiina Rättilä is Researcher and Project Manager at the University of Eastern Finland, Finland.
