Young People's Participation: Revisiting Youth and Inequalities in Europe

Young peoples participation is a pressing policy and practice concern, and this book explores how structural changes, including economic austerity, neoliberal policies, and new patterns of migration, affect their conditions and aims. It challenges current policies and practices and asks how young people can be better supported to take part in social change and decision-making.

Format: Hardback
Length: 326 pages
Publication date: 29 March 2021
Publisher: Bristol University Press

Young peoples participation is a pressing policy and practice concern across countries and contexts. This book presents original research evidence and analysis to examine the participation of young people in various parts of Europe. It explores the interplay between youth, inequality, and participation, focusing on how structural changes, including economic austerity, neoliberal policies, and new patterns of migration, impact the conditions and aims of young peoples participation. With contributions from a diverse range of subject experts, including young people themselves, the book challenges current policies and practices on young peoples participation and seeks to understand how young people can be better supported to take part in social change and decision-making. It also asks what can be learnt from young peoples own initiatives.

Weight: 638g
Dimension: 241 x 162 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781447345411