Youth engagement in policy decision-making can benefit youth and their communities.
Youth bodies at the municipal level, in the form of councils, commissions, and advisory …

Children and young people's participation is an ever-growing demand. Thirty years on from
the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child's adoption, however, fundamental challenges …

In recent decades, the right of children and adolescents to participate has gained increasing
prominence in democratic societies. This is partly due to developments in political, social …

In Ireland there is progressive legislation on children's participation in the education system.
The Education Act 1998 advocates that school boards should involve students in the school …

A strong rationale for the collective participation of young people in care regarding decisions
related to their care experience is evident in literature and statutory reports. However …

This article presents the findings of a qualitative research study of children and young
people (aged 7–17 years) in Ireland. It seeks to investigate whether, for the children and …

Youth who are disconnected from work and education require policy and practice attention
due to the long-term negative impacts of early disconnection. Municipal youth councils have …

Study on child participation in EU political and democratic life Page 1 Written by RAND Europe:
Barbara Janta, Michaela Bruckmayer, Annemari de Silva, Lucy Gilder, Andreas Culora, Sam …

With a focus on local government's role in participatory cultural governance, this paper
argues two points. First, self-and critical reflexivity of institutional brokers is important to …

Over recent decades there has been growing interest in amplifying children and young
people's views (CYP) within policy debates. Despite this, they are rarely invited to participate …