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Abstract
Starting from a critical perspective of the dominant participation discourse which draws on a narrow and institutionalised concept of participation to ascribe young people a lack of interest in participation, this article focusses on the participation biographies of young people in European countries. The analysis reveals that participatory activities emerge differently where they become biographically meaningful. They can be expressions of the search for recognition and for feelings of self-efficacy, of coping with biographical challenges as well as with experiences in institutional contexts and of how young people position themselves between youth and adults. Thus, this article underscores that participation is not just a question of formal information but one of responses to and experiences of societal recognition.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 431-445 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Discourse. Journal of Childhood and Adolescence Research |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 26 Jun 2019 |
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Goethe University Frankfurt
Barry Percy-Smith (Visiting Professor) & Grainne McMahon (Visiting Researcher)
May 2015 → Apr 2018Activity: External Appointments and Visits › International Collaboration