Young People As Agents of Sustainable Society : Reclaiming the Future

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910774613203321
• Autore: Honkatukia Päivi
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Milton : , : Taylor & Francis Group, , 2023; ©2024
• ISBN: 1-000-92004-6; 1-000-92005-4; 1-00-334511-5; 1-003-34511-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (259 pages)
• Collana: Youth, Young Adulthood and Society Series
• Altri autori (Persone): RättiläTiina
• Disciplina: 320.0835
• Soggetti: Youth - Political activity; Youth in development; Youth - Social conditions
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction Part I: Structures and new models of youth participation1. Youth and law drafting - developing quality youth participation in legislative processes and courtrooms2. Experimenting with youth-centred e-participation - the case of the Virtual Council3. Intergenerational justice and learning: from responsibilisation of young people towards sustainable well-being and environmental citizenship4. Governance of young people's participation: critical reflectionsPart II: Critical views from the margins5. Young adults' perceptions of citizenship outside and beyond labour market citizenship6. "Am I not a lovely green-and-red, a watermelon?" Young people negotiating political participation from marginalised positions7. Young people's climate activism on the move - case FinlandPart III: To be(come) seen and heard - but how and how to study it?8. Participatory research with young people - too little, too much, too romanticised? Reflections on co-research with young refugees9. Co-constructing knowledge of refugee youths' lives in Finland - epistemological notes10. Exploring the future together with young people - methodological considerations on playfulness, joy and silence as forms of participation11. "How on ; Earth does one find a job in Finland?" Reflections on using documentary film as research method in studying young asylum seekers' employment prospects ;Conclusion.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book analyses young people's societal participation as a central dimension of their wellbeing, and as vitally important to secure the sustainable future of humankind and the whole eco-social system.