Book review: Youth participation in Europe: beyond discourses, practices and realities

In a period where social unrest manifests itself by coinciding with young people’s dissatisfaction with formal political involvement and the diversification of protest movements across the globe, the question of youth participation is at the forefront of democratic societies. Based on original research data, Youth Participation in Europe provides a thorough analysis of participation initiatives at the implementation level and gives a transversal approach to various areas of youth participation. Alex Hensby finds that the voice of youth presented here is saying ‘why should we speak if no-one is listening?’