From object to subject: including marginalised citizens in policy making

Ruth, Lister

doi:10.1332/030557307781571579

Cited by 42 publications

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“…Recent approaches to citizenship have begun to address a broader understanding of citizenship that includes both children and marginalized adults (Lister, 2007a(Lister, , 2008. Based on empirical research, Larkins (2014) launched a new model to analyse children's citizenship that focused on the relational activities of citizenship rather than citizenship as a status.…”

Section: Citizenship and Agencymentioning

confidence: 99%

Between diverging discourses of the child: juveniles’ self-construction in coercive residential care

Reime

2017

Child Care in Practice

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Based on a qualitative study, this article explores how Norwegian juveniles construct themselves through stories of everyday life in coercive residential care and how this is related to diverging discourses of the child's status in society. The findings reveal two dominant positions of identification: the autonomy position and the responsibility position, which are discussed as made possible by the child-as-citizen discourse. The article argues that juveniles' self-constructions primarily contrasts but also are intervened with the dominant discourse of the vulnerable child in social work. The article concludes that recognizing juveniles' in residential care as citizens implies a critical evaluation of practices inherent in the discourse of the vulnerable child.

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Section: Citizenship and Agencymentioning

confidence: 99%

Between diverging discourses of the child: juveniles’ self-construction in coercive residential care

Reime

2017

Child Care in Practice

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“…This expansion entails increasing the number of groups represented in government and governance (Dobrowolsky 2001). In their most progressive forms, discourses of inclusion entail transformations from representative to radical/deliberative forms of democracy, characterized by poly‐vocality and parity of participation among all citizens in decision‐making processes and practices of implementation (Benhabib 1996; Fraser 2008; Lister 2007; Lister et al . 2007).…”

Section: Inclusive Possibilities and Dangers: Tracing “Productive Tenmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Both the socially constructed nature of inclusion and the logic of categorization itself indicate that inclusion, by definition, entails exclusion (see Lister 2007; Mouffe 1996). In the process of enumerating who is to be included, discourses of inclusion delimit boundaries, of necessity constructing a terrain of the “outside” (see Dobrowolsky and Lister 2006; MacLeavy 2006).…”

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confidence: 99%

Beyond Transformation and Regulation: Productive Tensions and the Analytics of Inclusion

Simon‐Kumar

Kingfisher

2011

Politics & Policy

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The inclusion of marginal groups is increasingly becoming part of contemporary governance. Critical appraisals categorize inclusionary mechanisms either as politically transformative or as regulative and part of the state's broader agenda of social control. In this article, we argue against both these positions and propose instead that inclusion is simultaneously regulative and transformative, that is, it is practiced in a state of—what Chantal Mouffe calls—“productive tension.” The article is divided into two parts: the first critically examines the theoretical literature on the tensions written into inclusive practices. The second part illustrates productive tensions in the case of inclusive strategies between ethnic/migrant groups and the government in Aotearoa/New Zealand. The article urges the reconceptualization of tensions and contradictions as part of the broader contours of contemporary radical democracy wherein erasures, assimilations, resistance, and transformations exist simultaneously. La inclusión de grupos marginados se está convirtiendo cada vez más en parte de la gobernabilidad contemporánea. Algunas evaluaciones críticas categorizan a los mecanismos de inclusión como políticamente transformadores o como reguladores y parte de un programa de control social más amplio por parte del estado. En este artículo argumentamos en contra de ambas posiciones y proponemos que la inclusión es simultáneamente regulativa y transformadora, es decir, es practicada en un estado de—lo que Chantall Mouffe llama—“tensión productiva.” El artículo es dividido en dos partes: la primera examina de manera crítica la literatura teórica de las tensiones que acompañan las prácticas de inclusión. La segunda ilustra las tensiones productivas en el caso de las estrategias de inclusión entre grupos étnicos/migrantes y el gobierno de Aotearoa/Nueva Zelanda. El artículo urge a la reconceptualización de las tensiones y contradicciones como parte de un entorno más amplio de la democracia radical contemporánea en donde el rechazo, asimilación, resistencia y transformación coexisten simultáneamente.

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“…For example it can provide government and services with an understanding of what being 'young' means (France 2004). In being able to conceptualise issues the way a young person would, policy makers are better able to develop and implement more effective policies aimed at children and young people (Cockburn 2005;Lister 2007;Stasilius 2002). Children's voices also have potency in service development.…”

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Championing Choice—Lessons Learned from Children and Young People About Research and Their Involvement

2010

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Over the past 5 years researchers from the Institute of Child Protection Studies have talked with vulnerable children and young people in an attempt to better understand their lives, their perceptions and how they might be better supported around issues such as homelessness, parental drug and alcohol use, caring, juvenile justice and out of home care. Researchers have confronted a myriad of challenges in recruiting, meaningfully engaging and supporting the participation of children with diverse needs and preferences as well as presenting their findings in a way that is helpful to both commissioning bodies and for children and young people. This paper, whilst drawing on current literature, predominantly provides a series of reflections from researchers working with vulnerable children and young people and from young participants themselves about some of the ethical and practical challenges that have emerged when talking to children and young people about sensitive issues. Specifically this paper will discuss issues concerning gatekeepers, children's participation and their rights to whether how and when to be involved.

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From object to subject: including marginalised citizens in policy making

Cited by 42 publications

References 18 publications

Between diverging discourses of the child: juveniles’ self-construction in coercive residential care

Between diverging discourses of the child: juveniles’ self-construction in coercive residential care

Beyond Transformation and Regulation: Productive Tensions and the Analytics of Inclusion

Championing Choice—Lessons Learned from Children and Young People About Research and Their Involvement

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