Youth participation: Adultism, human rights and professional youth work

Youth is the predominant component of modern Ukrainian society, major factor of socio-economic progress, the driving force of youth work. The purpose of the article is to analyze the semantic content of the basic concept of «youth» in the context of the development of youth work as a field of scientific and practical activities. Research methods: on the basis of the analysis of scientific literature and legal documents, comparison of scientific sources and regulations characterizing a subject of research, the basic aspects of conceptual-terminological content of concepts «youth» and «youth work» are covered; synthesis and generalization of scientific and regulatory sources helped to form definition of the basic concepts of the study. The article analyzes the definition of «youth», «youth work» in the scientific and formal business literature; the main tasks of youth work are defined; It is noted that young people are the bearers of great intellectual potential, new and modern knowledge from various spheres of public life. The research uses such methods as analysis, comparison and generalization of scientific sources on the researched problem. The study highlights the main needs of young people: social and economic; adherence to a healthy lifestyle; involvement in public life; national and patriotic identity; tolerance; assessment of the effectiveness of public policy; the values of youth are determined in the following directions: values of youth, efficiency of youth policy (assessed by youth); civic and political activity of youth; participation and role of youth in the processes of state reformation; training, education; mobility and migration guidelines for young people; family and family values of young people.We have determined that youth work is work with young people, which is aimed at: personal and professional development with the acquisition of relevant competencies; youth participation in public life; involving young people in planning and decision-making at the local, regional and national levels.

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Políticas y marcos legales sobre adolescencias y juventudes en México: una mirada sociológica

Clivajes Revista de Ciencias Sociales ◽

10.25009/clivajes-rcs.v0i12.2582 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 43-61

Author(s):

Arturo Narváez Aguilera

Keyword(s):

Human Rights ◽

Young People ◽

Social Participation ◽

The State ◽

Youth Participation ◽

Derechos Humanos ◽

Droits Humains ◽

Participation Politique ◽

Legal Frameworks ◽

International Instruments

El artículo sitúa la discusión en la legislación y las políticas hacia los adolescentes y jóvenes en México, con énfasis en la participación política y social. Se analizan aquí las tensiones entre las formas de mediación estatal, condensadas en el paradigma liberal y universalista de los derechos humanos y la pluralidad de experiencias juveniles en contextos multiculturales. En el primer enclave analítico, se problematiza el enfoque de sujetos de derechos a la luz de instrumentos internacionales en la materia, y, enseguida, se abordan los mecanismos estatales de participación de los jóvenes y su convergencia con la trama neoliberal.Palabras clave: Derechos, Juventud, Adolescencia, Subjetividad, Socialización, políticas, Legislación Policies and legal frameworks on adolescents and youth in Mexico: a sociological viewSummaryThe article places the discussion on legislation and policies towards adolescents and young people in Mexico, with emphasis on political and social participation. The tensions between the forms of state mediation, condensed in the liberal and universalist paradigm of human rights and the plurality of youth experiences in multicultural contexts are analyzed here. In the first analytical enclave, the approach of the rights of subjects is problematized in the light of international instruments in the field, and then, the state mechanisms for youth participation and their convergence with the neoliberal plot are addressed.Keywords: Rights, Youth, Adolescence, Subjectivity, Socialization, Policies, Legislation Politiques et cadres légaux sur adolescences et jeunesses au Mexique : un regard sociologiqueRésuméL’article situe la discussion dans la législation et les politiques envers les adolescents et jeunes au Mexique, en mettant l’emphase sur la participation politique et sociale. On y analyse les tensions parmi les formes de médiation de l’état, condensées dans le paradigme libéral et universaliste des droits humains et la pluralité des expériences juvéniles en contextes multiculturels. Dans la première enclave analytique, on problématise l’approche des sujets de droit à la lumière des instruments internationaux dans la matière, et ensuite, on aborde les mécanismes de l’état quant à la participation des jeunes et leur convergence avec la trame néolibérale.Mots clés: Droits, Jeunesse, Adolescence, Subjectivité, Socialisation, politiques, Législation

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Youth participation: creating good citizens or good subjects?

Anthropology Matters ◽

10.22582/am.v10i1.42 ◽

1970 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Helen Clark

Keyword(s):

Young People ◽

Action Plan ◽

Work Practice ◽

Youth Participation ◽

Green Paper ◽

Youth Work ◽

Home Office ◽

Youth Worker ◽

Liberal Citizenship ◽

The Impact

This article seeks to locate the idea of youth participation in the wider anthropological debates on nationalism and citizenship. By examining UK Government policy such as the Respect Action Plan (Home Office 2006) and the Youth Matters Green Paper (DfES 2005), the article will analyse the Government's approach to young people as citizens. Drawing on theories of republican and liberal citizenship the article will seek to show that the Government's thinking on citizenship and young people is somewhat confused, and that this has a direct impact on the forms of participation offered to young people. Using my own experience as a youth worker I will show the impact this has on youth work practice and the ways in which young people experience citizenship and participation in everyday situations. Ultimately it will be argued that the Government's approach to citizenship is leading to the creation of good subjects rather than good citizens.

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