Young People and the Struggle for Participation

Name: Young People and the Struggle for Participation
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Young People and the Struggle for ParticipationContested Practices, Power and Pedagogies in Public Spaces\nAuthor(s): Andreas Walther, Janet Batsleer, Patricia Loncle, Axel Pohl\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032091136, 978-1032091136\nSynopsis\nYoung People and the Struggle for Participation rethinks dominant concepts and meanings of participation by exploring what young people do in public spaces and what these spaces mean to them, individually and collectively. This book discusses how different spaces and places structure and are in turn structured by young peoples activities.\n\nDrawing on findings from a comparative study in eight European cities, insights into different styles of youth participation emerging from formal, non-formal and informal settings are presented. The book provides a comparative analysis of how transnational discourses, national welfare states and local youth policies affect youth pa.