Children’s autonomous organisation: reflections from the ground

Children and Young People’s Participation in Research

“…Another, perhaps related, problem that often arises with research led by children and young people is a tendency for it not to be taken seriously-for example by adult policymakers. This was the experience of Glenn Miles working with children to present research outcomes to government in Cambodia, and of Vicky Johnson doing similar work with health service providers in southern England (Johnson, 2009;Miles & Thomas, 2007). It was not the experience of the Young People's Appraisal and Assessment Project described above, where we found social work agencies to be highly receptive to learning from work carried out by young people with relevant life expertise.…”

Factors That Affect Youth Political Participation in Ethiopia: Its Impacts on the Democratization Process

“…Youth political interest and participation is not only affected by their family but social attitude. Percy-Smith (1998) identifies negative social attitudes as a key barrier to why young people remain largely excluded from local democratic processes, as cited in [14]. Peoples see youth as a problems in their communities [14].…”

“…Percy-Smith (1998) identifies negative social attitudes as a key barrier to why young people remain largely excluded from local democratic processes, as cited in [14]. Peoples see youth as a problems in their communities [14]. He also argues that, many adults over 30 associate young people with anti-social behaviour and increased fear of crime.…”

“…In the context of democratic participation they are charged with a lack of social and political commitment". In this way, young people felt that they were victimised and not listened to [14].…”

Children’s participation idea and practice: Korczak’s inspirations and contemporary faces

“…It may be shaped, as Lansdowne shows, in various forms: child-led projects, child-led organisations or child-led research. In today's discussion concerning children's participation, children are seen as able to self-govern within and outside institutions and as those who should be empowered and encouraged to selfmanage their reality in various social contexts, wherever it is possible (Hart, 1992;Johnson, 2009). One of the forms of self-governance is children's activity in autonomous organisations, as child-led organisations.…”