Due to changing social conditions active citizenship becomes a dynamic process rather than
a standard, clear-cut set of rights and responsibilities. Furthermore, childhood presents itself …

Half the world's children live in cities and the proportion is growing. Their environment
critically determines their futures and the world they will make as adults. This text, by an …

This paper describes qualitative methods used in a research project for the former Health
Education Authority, exploring Putnam's concept ofsocial capital'in relation to children and …

The recent surge of interest in the study of children and childhood has brought with it a
keener recognition of the diversity of growing-up. In this emerging geography, most attention …

The participation of children and young people in decisions that affect them is now
mainstream in social and public policy in the UK. Yet for many young people formal …

When limited to consultation, participation, does not address deep-rooted problems
concerning young people's use of neighborhood space. Many initiatives to involve young …

Participation and involvement are now common place in policy rhetoric and across service
sectors. However, there is a growing critical discourse exploring the way in which …

This title was first published in 2002: Loosely divided into two sections, this book's first part
includes chapters which explore young people's identities and youth cultures in relation to …

The 1998 Crime and Disorder Act enables local authorities to put in place local street
curfews for children aged under 10 years. The Act has been fuelled by discourses which …

We consider the street experiences of a group of urban children living in a large East
Midlands town in the UK. Our attention focuses upon an issue that has seldom been …