A Comparative Analysis of Youth Participation in Policy Making in the United States and South America

Collard De Beaufort, Alison

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A Comparative Analysis of Youth Participation in Policy Making in the United States and South America

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This paper compares four cities across the United States and South America in which youth participated in and impacted local policy making processes: Boston, Seattle, Rosario, and Bogotá. These case studies will highlight three methods of youth civic engagement: Youth Participatory Budgeting, Youth Councils, and Youth Action Groups. The implementation of each method within the case study cities are then compared through two lenses. The first analyzed why and how youth were involved. The second compared how each method was developed in each city. This paper also highlights the importance of youth involvement and suggests manners through which adults can sustainably and equitably build partnerships with, involve, and support youth.

This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

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