The North West Regional Youth Work Unit (NWRYWU) produced a brief paper on Youth Participation & the Big Society.

The paper is available as a PDF download from their website.

The paper raises many interesting issues. This website is an independent experiment by the Youth Work Onlineand Practical Participation to share the paper in a format that allows for comments to be attached to each paragraph: to support those interested in youth participation and exploring how it fits with current big society agendas, to actively read, engage with and discuss the themes the NWRYWU paper raises.

You are invited to join the discussion. Share your comments; questions or reflections and learning from reading the document.

  • Read through the document section by section choosing from the menu on the left (or dive right into the bit of most interest to you);
  • When you find any paragraphs that you could add to; have questions about; or just want to share a reflection on, click the speech bubble icon (  ) next to that paragraph and add your comments.
  • You can also click the speech bubble (  ) to read what other people have said about a particular paragraph.

With many thanks to Dan Moxton and the team at the North West Regional Youth Work Unit for allowing this independent project with their document.