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  • 10 - Youth Policy Advocacy in Municipal Governance

  • from Part II - Participatory Governance
  • Edited by Brian D. Christens, Vanderbilt University, Tennessee
  • Book:
    The Cambridge Handbook of Community Empowerment
    Published online:
    18 April 2024
    Print publication:
    25 April 2024, pp 262-286

  • Summary

    This chapter provides a comprehensive overview of the scholarly literature on youth engagement in policy advocacy in the context of municipal youth councils. First, the organizational structure, membership, and activities of youth councils are presented. Then, the prevalence and trends of youth councils in the US and internationally are discussed. A case exemplar of the Boston Mayor’s Youth Council and its youth-led participatory budgeting process is presented to illuminate key principles and practices of municipal youth councils, including the benefits and barriers of youth engagement on youth and communities. Then, the literature pertaining to power and empowerment processes in youth policy advocacy is reviewed, including key features of youth councils that can facilitate or impede psychological empowerment and community power. The chapter concludes with a review of implications for practitioners, leaders, policymakers, funders, and other stakeholders, as well as areas for future research.