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Beyond Participation: Building Lasting Structures for Youth Engagement in Policy

Image: Y7/Future Leaders Network There is often much discussion about how to effectively represent, include, and safeguard young people’s voices within politics. The act of embedding their perspectives and participation into formal decision-making processes is commonly referred to as youth institutionalisation. In a political context, this means ensuring that young people are not merely consulted, …