Rejuvenate
Rejuvenate - Mapping and reconceptualising child and youth rights
Researchers: Vicky Johnson
Tessa Lewin - Institute of Development Studies (IDS)
Andy West - Community Associate - University of Brighton
Partners: Hosted by and co-led by the Institute of Development Studies
Youth focused and led organisations globally
The team of IDS and UHI set out to map participatory practice/theory and praxis in child rights field - with a question as to not just who had done or was doing what, but also what it would take to better embed child/youth participation in this work.
We analysed 100 'key' documents from grey and published academic literature across global contexts (from 1990 forwards). We also spoke to 40 'expert' thinkers/practitioners (32 in depth) - getting a spread across diverse contexts, disciplines, themes, and approaches.
Throughout our mapping process, we created a 'living archive' of literature, projects, and people which we are now building on, adding to, and hoping to use as a base to spark connections and dialogues. We ran a series of online intergenerational research seminars and blogs on timely issues affecting children and young people globally in order to re-energise the field of child rights and intergenerational and social justice.
Links and reports
Website: About Rejuvenate
Book: Voices of Activists and Academics
'This inspirational book brings to a wide audience the voices, views and visions of children, and those who work with and support them, through research and interventions in a diverse range of contexts.'
Papers:
Rejuvenate Working Paper 1: Learning from a Living Archive: Rejuvenating Child and Youth Rights and Participation (2020)
Rejuvenate Working Paper 2: Participation for, with and by Girls: Evidencing Impact (2023)
