Is the Honeymoon Over? Children and Young People's Participation in Public Decision-Making

Author: M. Tisdall, Kay E.

Source: The International Journal of Children's Rights, Volume 16, Number 3, 2008 , pp. 419-429(11)

Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, an imprint of Brill

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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.

Keywords: CHILDREN; YOUNG PEOPLE; PARTICIPATION; CITIZENSHIP; SOCIAL CAPITAL

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/157181808X311240

Affiliations: 1: Programme Director MSc in Childhood Studies, University of Edinburgh

Publication date: 2008-07-01