Reaching the top of the ladder? Locating the voices of excluded young people within the participation debate
By: MACPHENSON, Suzi
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ArticlePublisher: UK : Policy Press, july. 2008Subject(s): ChinaPolicy & Politics 36, 3, p. 361-379Abstract: The social exclusion debate since it emerged in the UK in the late 1990s has focused centrally on promoting 'participation' in decision-making settings. While young people have been a central group of concern within this debate, there has been a broad neglect of the issues facing excluded young people in engaging in participatory settings. Drawing on data from local partnerships to promote social inclusion in Scotland, this article reflects on approaches to engage excluded young people in decision-making settings. Offering young people choice about how, when and where they engage is vital if we are to increase the opportunities for young people to influence decision making
The social exclusion debate since it emerged in the UK in the late 1990s has focused centrally on promoting 'participation' in decision-making settings. While young people have been a central group of concern within this debate, there has been a broad neglect of the issues facing excluded young people in engaging in participatory settings. Drawing on data from local partnerships to promote social inclusion in Scotland, this article reflects on approaches to engage excluded young people in decision-making settings. Offering young people choice about how, when and where they engage is vital if we are to increase the opportunities for young people to influence decision making
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