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A Political Space for Children? The Age Order and Children’s Right to Participation
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Abstract This article discusses how adulthood is naturalized and how adulthood norms set limits on the possibilities of including children in democratic processes and understanding them as political subjects. The article examines the kind of resistance children and youth can meet when participating in democr... view more
This article discusses how adulthood is naturalized and how adulthood norms set limits on the possibilities of including children in democratic processes and understanding them as political subjects. The article examines the kind of resistance children and youth can meet when participating in democratic processes, with examples of speech acts from the Gothenburg Youth Council. It also discusses the theoretic concept of childism (Wall, 2008, 2010) and how childism can be a way to escape the dominance of adulthood norms. The concept of childism means addressing children’s experiences by transforming understandings and practices for all humans, not only for non-adults. How is it possible to create a political space for children and involve children in defining what should count as politically important?... view less
Keywords
child; adolescent; political participation; children's rights; adulthood; standard; Sweden
Classification
Sociology of the Youth, Sociology of Childhood
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Free Keywords
age order; childism; youth council
Document language
English
Publication Year
2017
Page/Pages
p. 164-171
Journal
Social Inclusion, 5 (2017) 3
Issue topic
Promoting Children's Participation in Research, Policy and Practice
ISSN
2183-2803
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed