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INTRODUCTION SECTION I – KEY CONCEPTS IN MEANINGFUL YOUTH POLITICAL PARTICIPATION
1. Political participation
2. Youth political participation
3. Meaningful youth political participation
4. Types of democratic environments
5. Reconstructing meaningful youth political participation
SECTION II – CONVENTIONAL YOUTH POLITICAL PARTICIPATION, TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCES AND CULTURES OF PARTICIPATION
1. Meaningful conventional youth political participation and participatory democracy
2. Conventional youth participation practices
3. Case study: youth councils
4. Case study: participatory budgeting
5. Youth as active citizens
6. Cultural sensitivity in conventional youth political participation
SECTION III – UNCONVENTIONAL YOUTH POLITICAL PARTICIPATION, SOCIAL MOVEMENTS AND YOUTH ACTIVISM
1. Unconventional youth political participation
2. Youth activism in social movements and do-it-ourselves politics
3. Socio-political contexts, conditions and resources of unconventional youth political participation
4. Intersectionality and patterns of exclusion
5. Case study: the climate justice movement
6. Outcomes and future trends of unconventional youth political participation
SECTION IV – CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Always consider the aims and democratic environments when debating the meaningfulness of youth political participation
Avoid treating youth political participation activities as universally helpful
Consider the advantages of using participatory democracy mechanisms in conventional youth political participation practice
Consider the “cultural toolkits” of young people from various backgrounds when creating conventional youth political participation opportunities
Be aware of strengthening prefigurative politics and the transnational character of current unconventional youth political participation
Consider intersectionality when exploring youth engagement in unconventional youth political participation
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