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Is anyone listening? The impact of children's participation on policy making

Anne Crowley, Cardiff University (PhD thesis) · 2012 · Academic paper

PhD thesis asking whether children's participation in forums changes public services. Follows four forums for about 14 months, including a Welsh local authority youth forum and a primary school council. Influence was more likely where aims were clear, efforts targeted a known policy opening, and the forum was linked to wider civil society structures.

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Is anyone listening? The impact of children's participation on policy making

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