Children’s Citizenship, Participation & Governance
Roger Hart on Colin Ward and Tony Fyson, in First Steps: A Primer on the Geographies of Children’s Youth
After completing a PhD on the geography of children in the mid 1970’s I was looking for a useful way to continue this work. A quietly radical …
Good governance – Making age a part of the equation
There has been a fair amount of confusion about the focus of this issue of CYE—both about the concept of “governance” (“Why don’t you just …
Charting Change in the Participatory Settings of Childhood
In this chapter Hart argues that the emphasis on children’s decision making with adults and consultation with adults in formal settings is a much too …
How far have we come with youth governance?
Children have agency. Recognising this, those promoting children’s rights advocate for their participation in the governance of their communities. How children and youth are engaged in …
After the tsunami in Cooks Nagar: The challenges of participatory rebuilding
In the context of post-disaster reconstruction, there is growing awareness of the need for more integrated inclusive processes that allow people to retake control of …
Re-Thinking the Boundaries of Civic Participation by Children and Youth in North America
In this introduction to the special issue on children’s participation, Cahill and Hart address issues raised by the collected papers and identify new questions for …
Cities for Children
Cities for children: children’s rights, poverty and urban managementSheridan Bartlett … [et al.]; Earthscan 1999WorldCat•LibraryThing•Google Books•BookFinder
Children’s Participation
Children’s Participation: The Theory and Practice of Involving Young Citizens in Community Development and Environmental CareRoger Hart; Earthscan Publications Ltd. 1997WorldCat•LibraryThing•Google Books•BookFinder
Beyond Projects
This article argues for the importance of including children in community governance for addressing climate change as an alternative to short-term, one-off projects. It addresses …
