“She treated us like we bring valid ideas to the table:” Youth experiences of a youth-led participatory budgeting process

Astraea Augsberger, Mary Elizabeth Collins, Whitney Gecker, Katharine Lusk and Qianqian Jane Zhao

Children and Youth Services Review, 2017, vol. 76, issue C, 243-249

Abstract: •Youth-led participatory budgeting is one mechanism for engaging youth in governmental decision-making.•Youth desired on-going training and support from adult allies throughout the participatory budgeting process.•Through participatory budgeting, youth learned about the inner workings of city government and experienced a sense of legitimacy in decision-making.•Youth-led participatory budgeting has potential for engaging diverse youth constituencies in community decision-making.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2017.02.025

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