An Intersectional Analysis of Child and Adolescent Inclusion in Local Participation Processes

Download or read book An Intersectional Analysis of Child and Adolescent Inclusion in Local Participation Processes written by Noemi Laforgue and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: Educational and social initiatives promoting participation among children and adolescents struggle with the widely-held notion that non-adult stages of life are merely transitory and that, therefore, non-adults' views on public life are of less value. Apart from this hurdle of adult-centrism, there are other obstacles to the full participation of this segment of the population. The present study analyses the inbuilt structures that help or hinder children and adolescents' participation in the local arena. Being ascribed to one or other of the social categories (gender, origins, racialisation, economic status, functional diversity, physical and mental health, gender identity), in addition to being a child or adolescent, involves a further difficulty in exercising one's rights in general and the right of participation in particular, and this weakens young people's social inclusion and exercise of citizenship, deepening their social vulnerability. This is where the intersectional appr