Doing Democracy in "Third Places" : Youth Citizenship Education, livre ebook

Resulting from a collaborative approach, Doing Democracy in "Third Places" presents the results of multi-site ethnographic research in seven Quebec civil society organizations. It reports on observations, analyses and comparisons of a diversity of innovative citizenship education practices aimed at young people in these “third places”, i.e. socialization spaces different from school and family.
Focusing on the presentation of case studies, the book reveals the diversity of formative experiences offered to young Quebecers. The pooling of case analyses leads to a fruitful reflection on education for democratic citizenship through a plurality of citizen experimentation practices rooted in the defense of children’s rights, feminist social action, the community movement, alterglobalism and municipal and school public action.
With its original conceptual vocabulary and qualitative methodological approach, this book will help to push back the geolinguistic and disciplinary boundaries that often separate research currents closely or remotely related to the social and political engagement and participation of young people. Written in an accessible style, it is aimed at a wide audience, including youth organization staff, graduate students, the youth policy sector and anyone interested in the issues surrounding youth citizenship in the 21st century.

Preface
List of Figures
List of Tables
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Stéphanie Gaudet and Caroline Caron
Part I—Theoretical Background
Chapter 1
Democratic Citizenship Education in Quebec’s Third Places
Stéphanie Gaudet and Caroline Caron
Democratic Citizenship Education
Youth Citizen Participation in Quebec
Citizen Education in Third Places: Learning in a Democracy
Types of Initiatives in Third Places
A Study in Partnership
Conclusion
Chapter 2
A Brief Introduction to Youth Citizenship in the Social Sciences Caroline Caron and Stéphanie Gaudet
What Is Citizenship?
How Citizenship Differs for Children Compared to Adults
Participation as an Exercise in Citizenship
Conclusion
Part II—Case StudiesA) Experiences in Citizenship Education Based on Participatory Democracy
Chapter 3
A Friendly Introduction to Civic Participation: The Institut du Nouveau Monde Summer School
Emilie Drapeau and Stéphanie Gaudet
Citizenship Summer School
How Young People Experience Citizenship Education
Adult–Youth Collaboration
What Have Young People and Communities Gained from the Experience?
Conclusion
Chapter 4
Oxfam-Québec’s World Walk: A Critical and Participatory Citizenship Experience for Secondary School Students
Brieg Capitaine and Hérold Constant
Oxfam-Québec’s Partnership with Secondary Schools
The World Walk
Youth–Adult Partnerships at School
Youth Experiences: “There’s Room to Be Yourself”
Conclusion
B) Experiences in Citizenship Education Based on Creating Social Change
Chapter 5
A Feminist Approach to Citizenship at YWCA Montreal: Strong Girls, Strong World
Sophie Théwissen-LeBlanc, Caroline Caron, and Stéphanie Gaudet
YWCA Montreal and the Strong Girls, Strong World Program
The IntersectionnELLES Documentary: Long-Term Voluntary Participation
An Introduction to Collective Action from a Feminist Approach to Citizenship
Reciprocity and Collaboration: Building Trust in Youth–Adult Partnerships
An Authentic Collective Learning Experience Rooted in the Real World
Conclusion
Chapter 6
Between Justice and Care: The CPSG Children’s Rights Committee
Stéphanie Gaudet and François Marchand
The Children’s Rights Committee
Citizenship Education Based on Justice and Care
Adult–Youth Collaboration
6.4. What Do Children and Communities Gain from the Experience?
Conclusion
Chapter 7
Exeko’s Cultural and Intellectual Mediation Approach: Introducing Teens to Their Neighbourhood’s Activist Tradition
Maxime Goulet-Langlois and Emilie Drapeau
From Ideas to Action: Raising Youth Citizenship Awareness about Local Civic Issues
Becoming Citizens at their Own Pace: From Civic Participation to Social Justice
Empowering Youth as Equal Partners
“#Pointe-Saint-Charles c’est chez nous!” Students’ Views on the Activist Tradition
Community-Based Citizenship Education
C) Experiences in Citizenship Education Based on Representative Democracy and Public Action
Chapter 8
A Democratic and Political Experience: Citizenship Education at the Commission jeunesse de Gatineau
Mariève Forest and Stéphanie Gaudet
The Commission jeunesse de Gatineau
Theoretical Considerations
Training and Transformation in Youth–Adult Relationships
Power and Equality in Youth–Adult Relationships
Experiential Learning: Youth Empowerment in Collective Contexts
What Youth Gain from Their Commission Experience
Conclusion
Chapter 9
Learning Democracy Through Adversity: The Forum jeunesse de l’île de Montréal and the Prends ta place à l’école Program
Sophie Théwissen-LeBlanc, Stéphanie Gaudet,
and Alexandre Cournoyer
The FJÎM and Prends ta place à l’école
The Initiative and the Role of Youth
Socio-historical Context: The Maple Spring
Relations with Adults
What Youth Gained from the Experience
The Challenges of Participatory Citizenship
Conclusion
Doing Democracy with Youth: Four Lessons from the Third Places of Citizenship Education in Quebec
Stéphanie Gaudet and Caroline Caron
Methodological Annex
Stéphanie Gaudet
Bibliography
Author Biographies
Contributors
Index