What are the barriers to different groups engaging with civil society and youth sectors?
Background
CSY wants to strengthen its evidence base to ensure it properly understands the intersections between the many networks of factors that empower individuals to better engage and participate in civil society taking into account inclusion and equality of access to services, work and volunteering opportunities.
Next steps
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Source
This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
Related UKRI funded projects
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SINCRONY
SINCRONY aims to ensure the meaningful inclusion of youth who experience social disadvantage and marginalisation in deliberative and participatory processes (DPP). The project will target the factors and processes respon...
Funded by: Horizon Europe Guarantee
Why might this be relevant?
The project specifically targets factors and processes responsible for reproducing political inequalities in youth engagement in civil society, with a consortium of partners providing multidisciplinary expertise.
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Resilient, Mutual self-help in cities of growing diversity
In cities of growing diversity a complex and dynamic set of variables have led to new patterns of settlement and community dynamics that pose challenges to civic engagement and call into the question the feasibility of m...
Funded by: AHRC
Why might this be relevant?
The project discusses the challenges to civic engagement and participation, particularly in diverse cities, but does not specifically address barriers to different groups engaging with civil society and youth sectors.
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Seen and Heard: Developing participatory action research with young people
Young people in the UK are subject to a mainstream societal prejudice that is still best summed up by the proverb "children should be seen and not heard". Young people's knowledge remains largely untapped or ac...
Funded by: AHRC
Why might this be relevant?
The project directly addresses the barriers to youth engagement in society and proposes a participatory action research approach to engage young people.