The new edition of this established core textbook continues to give an insightful,
authoritative and accessible overview of competing theoretical positions on the sociological …

This article explores the significance of actively engaging with students in school about
matters that concern them. The discussion draws upon data from a large-scale mixed …

Drawing on qualitative research with 28 young people in Australia, this article explores
children and young people's views and experiences of participation in decision-making …

To gain a better understanding of the dimensions, characteristics and phenomenon of child
maltreatment and its policy responses in the Philippines, this article provides a systematic …

Participatory budgeting is a democratic process in which members of a community
determine how to spend governmental funds. Participatory budgeting began in Brazil in …

Youth engagement in municipal government has the potential to benefit both youth and the
community. Yet, some forms of youth civic engagement may be related to social class and …

Contemporary Nordic early childhood education and care takes as its starting point the
individual and 'competent'child and emphasizes the aim to take account of children's views …

This study reports on youth councils in 24 municipalities in one major metropolitan area.
Semi-structured interviews were conducted with one key adult stakeholder in each …

Policymaking is one of the most challenging arenas in which children's participation rights
are implemented. The goal of this study is to portray patterns of children's participation in …

This study describes the phenomenon of framed participation, which constrains children's
participation frameworks within a confined area of decision-making. It draws on interviews …