Social Media: youth participation in local democracy

[Tim Davies]

The final report of the 2009 Youth Participation and Social Network Sites action learning set is now available to order from the LGIU. An online copy will be coming in the near futures.

Members of this network who participated in the Action Learning Set should get in touch with LGIU to arrange for their copies.

"In 2009 the LGiU's Children's Services Network set up a special project in partnership with Practical Participation and other specialists to work with representatives from 30 local authorities. The project has provided useful insights into the mass phenomenon of social networking sites and the opportunity they present for engaging young people in democratic society.

This practical guide is based on the work of that project and aims to help councils understand and ultimately harness the power of social media as an important tool for engaging young people in democratic activity."

Find out more and order your copy here.