Constraints on and facilitators of young people’s participation: The case of border regions of mainland Portugal

Abstract: Highlights: • Young people are involved in diverse types of participation, being engaged, disengaged or unpolitical. • Young people perceive opportunities to organise initiatives but not to participate in local decisions. • Constraints on participation and responses to promote it were identified. • Context-specific barriers were mentioned by young people and policymakers. • Municipalities and schools are priority contexts for fostering youth participation. Purpose: This article aims to assess constraints on and facilitators of youth participation in rural border regions. Knowledge about regional participation of young people is useful for developing territorialised policies. Methodology: Using a mixed method approach designed in line with theories of civic and political participation and youth studies, we analysed responses from young people to a questionnaire (n = 3968) and interviews with policymakers (n = 36) and young people (n = 20). Findings: Young people are involved in dive.... https://www.jsse.org/index.php/jsse/article/view/5212

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Constraints on and facilitators of young people’s participation: The case of border regions of mainland Portugal ; volume:22 ; number:3 ; year:2023 ; Journal of social science education ; 22, Heft 3 (2023)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Silva, Sofia Marques da ; Martins da Silvaa, Nicolas ; Arezes, Sara ; Sérgio Martins, Paulo ; Faria, Sara ; Dias, Vitor ; Milheiro Silva, Ana

Further information

• DOI: 10.11576/jsse-5212
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2023101819291520257731
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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