Participation, Citizenship and Intergenerational Relations in Children and Young People's Lives

Paulina Billett, La Trobe University, AustraliaAmanda Hatton, Sheffield Hallam University, UKMartin Hughes, University of Sheffield, UKVictoria Jupp-Kina, University of Dundee, UKLucinda Kerawalla, Open University, UKSamia Michail, UnitingCare Children, Young People and Families, UK

• 1. Introduction 2. Children and Young People as Protagonists and Adults as Partners; Roshni K. Nuggehalli 3. Moving from Talking to Action: Reflections on Increasing the Impact of Participation; Yasmin Perry, Cath Larkins and Preston Youth Council 4. Evaluating the Impact of Children's Participation in Public Decision-Making; Anne Crowley 5. Shallow Democracy: In Other People's Shoes - Listening to the Voices of Children and Young People; Amanda Hatton 6. Making the Invisible Visible: Using PAR as a means to Uncover Hidden Barriers in Children and Young People's Participation; Victoria Jupp-Kina 7. Dan Moxon and Youthforia; Dan Moxon 8. Youth Social Capital, Place and Space; Paulina Billett 9. "Mum, if you've got a doctor's appointment take me or my sister": Contributions of a Child Language Broker; Sian Lucas 10. Change-Scape Theory: Applications in Participatory Practice; Vicky Johnson 11. Essential Ingredients in Child- and Young Person-Led Research; Cath Larkins and Young Researchers 12. Empowered Participation through Inclusive Inquiry; Lucinda Kerawalla 13. Recrafting Child-Led Research for Australian Welfare Services: The 'How' of Working Alongside Children; Samia Michail 14. What Might Adults Learn from Working with Young Researchers?; Martin Hughes 15. Conclusions: Moving Forward Participation, Citizenship and Intergenerational Relations - On-Going Conversations and Actions

“All the contributions make a powerful case both forempowering children and young people as researchers capable of generatingknowledge about themselves and for the potential of intergenerational relationsin academia. Children’s literature scholars willing to contemplate possiblesynergies between their work and childhood studies … will certainly find it aninvaluable source of guidelines on how to pursue an academic practice that iscapable of creating a real impact on the lives of both children and adults.”(Justyna Deszcz-Tryhubczak, IRSCL Reviews, irscl.com, 2015)