A series of two-day international participatory symposia, convened regularly to engage those working to improve how public policy affects young people. Each symposium highlights the challenges, insights, successes and next steps in youth policy work. The symposia produce clear, coordinated follow-up actions to align policy and coordinate action.
Want to catch up on the news, events and stories from days two and three of the Youth Participation Symposium taking place in Leon, Mexico? Want to know more about
Want to catch up on the news, events and stories from the first day of the Youth Participation Symposium taking place in Leon, Mexico? Want to know more about the
Here, just for you, is a list of the key participation models and resources discussed throughout the Youth Participation Symposium in Leon, Mexico. Topics include decision-making, participation, youth research, facilitating
With the world’s population now at seven billion and counting, issues of human rights, health, education, and employment require action more urgently than ever before—especially for youth under the age
Global forums and structures have been producing outcome documents and communiques for decades and little have been curated and analysed. As part of our global resources library BYC will archive
The British Youth Council aim to compliment the policy research led by Youthpolicy.org and the mapping documents already produced by the Open Societies Foundation. Our expertise is on national participation
What are the links between youth and extremism? Much has happened and been discussed in the media over the last couple of years: the UK riots, the shootings in Finland
Over 2 days in May 2011 85 people from 45 countries gathered in North London for the global youth policy symposium, ‘Meaningful Youth Participation in International Decision Making: Principles, Practice
The Roma Youth Conference Voicing the aspirations and projects of Roma youth in the Council of Europe, taking place at the end of September in Strasbourg, aims at bringing together
The 2011 Brussels Youth Policy Symposium "Defending Youth Rights – Hard Law vs Soft Law" in the aimed to highlight the current challenges for young people in accessing their rights,