An S+50 evaluation model of meaningful youth inclusion in policy making

The framework integrates the concepts of partnership as described by Arnstein (1969), adding co-creation referring to Abrahamsson (2015) and the grid of principles and barriers to meaningful youth engagement constructed by MGCY.

The set of concepts will be useful for mapping out and describing the different interventions as well as to assessing the outputs and outcomes of the youth inclusion strategy in S+50. In essence, the conceptual framework will be the analytical tool in this evaluation.

An evaluation model has been constructed for the S+50 youth inclusion process (see Figure 2). It integrates the concepts referred to above, and contains six layers that jointly make youth inclusion possible and meaningful.

In the right hand column, two-three components have been identified for each layer. These components are preconditions that need to be in place, for a successful inclusion and a meaningful youth participation process to be possible.

In Part 2 of the report these layers and components will be assessed, one by one, with reference to findings captured in the evaluation.