Introduction

Abstract

ICRYNet, an interdisciplinary research network concerned with children’s and young people’s participation, held their second conference in 2012 at The University of Central Lancashire in Preston UK. Over 200 academics, practitioners and children’s rights advocates, together with groups of children and young people from across the globe discussed, debated and decided upon new ways of connecting with each other. The chapter introduces the highlights from these “Global Conversations” which are captured in this book.The chapter describes how children, young people and adults joined forces to develop new ways of working together producing a website (DVIGC.COM), a participation toolkit, and this volume of research papers covering three key areas: Participation and Citizenship, Spaces of Intergenerational Relations and Children and Young People as Researchers.