TY - JOUR
T1 - A tale of two Youth Expert Groups (YEGs)
T2 - Learnings from youth activism in research in India and Brazil
AU - Krishnamurthy, Sukanya
AU - Chan, Loritta
AU - Powell, Mary Ann
AU - Tisdall, E. Kay M.
AU - Rizzini, Irene
AU - Nuggehalli, Roshni K.
AU - Tauro, Alicia
AU - Palavalli, Bharath
N1 - Funding Information:
We would like to thank the young people and adult professionals who participated in the research, particularly the members of the Youth Expert Groups in India and Brazil. The support of the British Academy (BA, grant no: YF\190041) is gratefully acknowledged. The project was undertaken by scholars and practitioners from the University of Edinburgh, UK (Sukanya Krishnamurthy, Mary Ann Powell, Loritta Chan, E. Kay M. Tisdall), Youth for Unity and Voluntary Action, India (Roshni Kishore Nuggehalli, Alicia Tauro, Sachin Nachnekar), Fields of View, India (Bharath Palavalli, Vaibhav Dutt), National Institute of Urban Affairs, India (Mayura Gadkari, Ajay Suri) and The International Center for Research and Policy on Childhood at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (CIESPI/PUC‐Rio) Brazil (Irene Rizzini, Renata Brazil).
PY - 2023/10/10
Y1 - 2023/10/10
N2 - This paper explores how research advisory groups can be a vehicle for youth activism. It draws on our experiences with young activists, aged 15–26 years, in India and Brazil, who were advisors on a research project focused on youth livelihoods in cities. These young people played a vital role in supporting youth researchers, identifying research themes and developing engagement and advocacy strategies. Through this paper, we explore how the Youth Expert Group advisory model evolved differently in each location and examine how these were shaped by the context, the ‘adult’ research team and the youth activists themselves. A critically reflexive response in intergenerational partnership is essential to support youth activists in research activities.
AB - This paper explores how research advisory groups can be a vehicle for youth activism. It draws on our experiences with young activists, aged 15–26 years, in India and Brazil, who were advisors on a research project focused on youth livelihoods in cities. These young people played a vital role in supporting youth researchers, identifying research themes and developing engagement and advocacy strategies. Through this paper, we explore how the Youth Expert Group advisory model evolved differently in each location and examine how these were shaped by the context, the ‘adult’ research team and the youth activists themselves. A critically reflexive response in intergenerational partnership is essential to support youth activists in research activities.
KW - intergenerational research
KW - research co-production methodology
KW - youth activism
KW - youth advisory groups
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85173720035&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/chso.12802
DO - 10.1111/chso.12802
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85173720035
SN - 0951-0605
JO - Children and Society
JF - Children and Society
ER -