Challenging traditional narratives on youth engagement, this book examines how democracy can be reimagined as grassroots engagement with local policy makers between elections.
The book explores a unique blend of under-researched themes including the everyday politics of young people, the interface between civic authorities and young citizens in policy making and the promise of urban democracy. Offering a rare policy-based and youth-centred approach to young people and democratic participation, this book recasts the existing democratic deficit as a failure in public policy and calls for researchers and policy makers to focus on how to amplify young people’s voices in a more inclusive and meaningful way, to turn youth voice into sustainable public policy. The civic mentoring model developed with young Londoners offers practical steps for making this happen.
İçerik tablosu
Introduction
Part 1: Youth, Public Policy and Political Participation in Established Democracies: the UK, the US, France and Germany
1. The Failure of Public Policy and the Value of Cooperative Governance
2. The Transformation of Youth Political Participation and the Promise of Urban Democracy
Part 2: Young Londoners, Everyday Politics and the Rejuvenation of Democracy
3. Young Londoners in a Time of Crisis
4. The Everyday Politics of Young Londoners
5. Turning Youth Voice into Sustainable Public Policy
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James Sloam is Professor of Politics in the Department of Politics, International Relations and Philosophy at Royal Holloway University of London, UK.
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