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YOUTH ENGAGEMENT SERIES: THE EDUCATIONAL POTENTIAL OF DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRACY

YOUTH ENGAGEMENT SERIES: THE EDUCATIONAL POTENTIAL OF DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRACY

Engaging school children in deliberative processes is beneficial for all parties. Unfortunately it rarely happens, with at least part of the reason being the difficulty in recruiting young people to participate. This article discusses why we should be encouraging school children to participate in deliberations, and how we can do this.

YOUTH ENGAGEMENT SERIES: Engaging about place with transient youth

YOUTH ENGAGEMENT SERIES: Engaging about place with transient youth

Community engagement is often specific – about a particular community, about a place. In many Council planning projects, we tend to ask the question: what do you want to see for your community/council area in 5 years, 10 years, 20 years? This question, of course, meets each person in a different way depending on their relationship to the place. How, then, does it meet the young people we seek to engage?

YOUTH ENGAGEMENT SERIES: To be seen and heard

YOUTH ENGAGEMENT SERIES: To be seen and heard

Young people are dichotomous. On the one hand, glued to our phones and immersed in a narcissistic, materialist culture dominated by social media. On the other, we are turning out in the streets in huge numbers to protest global injustices and generate reform for the most pressing issues of our time.