Study on child participation in EU political and democratic life - Final Report

Description

Final report on a study on child participation in EU political and democratic life, commissioned by the European Commission in 2020, published in 2021. The report covers 27 Member States and the UK. More than 200 children and young people shared their opinions and experiences in interviews and focus groups that were organised.

Date
List people or organisations involved in producing the resource

European Commission, Rand Europe, Eurochild

Purpose
Building Participatory Environments
Individual Participation
Collective Participation
Age range of target people
0-8 years
9-12 years
13-15 years
16-18 years
Characteristics of children and groups
All children
Care experience
Living in poverty
Living with violence
Living rurally
Living in a city
Contact with the criminal justice system
Young carers
Refugees, asylum seekers, undocumented migrants
Ethnic, religious, linguistic minorities
LGBTQI+
Roma, Sinti, Travellers
Persons with disabilities
Boys
Girls
Modes of participation
Consultative
Collaborative
Child-led
Phases in cycle of participation
Planning
Connecting with Children
Identifying Issues and Priorities
Investigating Children's Views
Taking Action
Following-up on Actions
Evaluating and Sharing
Profile of target group
Municipality Staff
Local Authorities (Policy-makers; Decision-makers)
National Authorities
Type of resource
electronic publication (PDF)