Small is powerful: Discourses on 'children and participation' in Norway

Kjørholt, Anne Trine

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“…Aitken, 1994;Winchester & Costello, 1995;Holloway & Valentine, 2000;Kesby et al, 2006, but see also e.g. Shamgar-Handelman & Handelman, 1991;Gordon & Lahelma, 1996;Kjørholt, 2002;Forsberg & Strandell, 2007). However, as we have pointed out elsewhere, the political potentials of children's everyday activities are rarely sought for (Kallio, 2007(Kallio, , 2008(Kallio, , 2009Kallio & Häkli, 2010, 2011b.…”

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Tracing children’s politics

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2011

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confidence: 99%

Tracing children’s politics

Kallio

Häkli

2011

Political Geography

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“…The interdisciplinary discussions on children's politics have thus far paid more attention to political being (e.g. Kjørholt, 2002;Bosco, 2010;Marshall, 2015). This emphasis follows from the dominant childhood studies paradigm that for the past couple of decades has strongly emphasised children's agency in the present (for thorough discussions, see Uprichard, 2008;Strandell, 2010).…”

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Shaping subjects in everyday encounters: Intergenerational recognition in intersubjective socialisation

Kallio

2016

Environ Plan D

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Abstract:This article considers the role of intergenerational recognition in processes of subject formation and political development. It leans on a broad conception of politics, following a phenomenologically oriented approach and drawing from theories of contextual recognition. Intergenerational recognition is introduced as a key dynamism and practice in intersubjective socialisation, unfolding in everyday environments among 'significant others'. In these encounters, people take shape and are shaped as political subjects.Empirically, the paper is based on research with 129 eleven-to fifteen-year-old girls and boys, including an analysis of their place-based biographies. By introducing different forms of intergenerational (mis)recognition, it shows how the formation of political subjects takes place in the most mundane environments where children and young people lead their lives. In conclusion, the paper suggests that 'political becoming' deserves increasing attention in critical research and intergenerational recognition ought to be better identified as a social practice. Whether intentional or intuitive, the ways in which adults regard children and young people has both harmful and beneficial effects on the formation of their political subjectivities.

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“…Finally, Cele and van der Burgt (2015), discussing children's participation in physical planning in Sweden, point out that participants in their study comprising local planners, landscape architects, and researchers equated participation with consultation projects, but, few knew how to actually integrate the results of these methods into planning practice. Co-operation between children and experienced adults can go beyond individual personal gains for the children involved (Kjørholt, 2002), with the potential to translate innovative ideas to effective practices and policy developments (Perry-Hazan, 2016). For this to happen, however, there must be consideration of what can make participation in policymaking meaningful and impactful for children and young people.…”

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Consultations with Children and Young People and Their Impact on Policy in Ireland

Horgan

2017

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This article will examine the participatory structures for consulting with children in Ireland. It provides a background with reference to the National Strategy on Children and Young People's Participation in Decision-making (Department of Children and Youth Affairs, 2015)-the first of its kind in Europe-its key objectives, and recent progress in meeting these. Examples of two consultations with children, on health and afterschool care, and their impact on policy, will be discussed. The potential for consultations of this kind to influence and child-proof policy will be reflected on; the argument in this article is that there are different levels of participation for different purposes. The author worked with colleagues on two national consultations in 2015 and 2016 involving children between 5 to 17 years of age utilising a variety of child-centred activities. The methods are strengths-based consultative approaches that allow children to identify and explore issues based on what they know and experience in their everyday lives. Initial reflections indicate that consultations with children can be an important and challenging tool in accessing their views on policy issues of importance to them which help to child-proof policy and ensure it is in the best interests of children.

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Small is powerful: Discourses on 'children and participation' in Norway

Cited by 67 publications

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Tracing children’s politics

Tracing children’s politics

Shaping subjects in everyday encounters: Intergenerational recognition in intersubjective socialisation

Consultations with Children and Young People and Their Impact on Policy in Ireland

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