YOUTH PARTICIPATION IN THE MALAWI YOUTH PARLIAMENT

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dc.contributor.authorTILINGAMAWA, LEONARD HARRY
dc.date.accessioned2014-02-17T08:32:01Z
dc.date.available2014-02-17T08:32:01Z
dc.date.issued2014-02-17
dc.descriptionMM (P&DM) thesisen_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis research explores the challenges the youth face in participating in decision making processes through the mechanism of the Malawi Youth Parliament. In August 2012, conforming with international trends the Malawi Parliament launched the youth parliament with the aim of giving the youth a platform from which to voice issues that affect their lives with the hope that government and other stakeholders would pick up the issues and take appropriate action. The Malawi Youth Parliament is planned to meet twice in a year during holidays to give a chance to school going youth parliamentarians. At the end of every meeting, the youth parliament would adopt resolutions which would be submitted to the main parliament for consideration. Once the resolutions are adopted by the main parliament it is incumbent upon Government departments to consider implementing the resolutions. This research asked: what challenges do Malawian youth face in participating in decision making processes? This research takes a qualitative approach which looks at how unengaged youth are placed under the governance, surveillance and control of the adults. The report concludes that by arguing that youth participation in decision making processes may result in either expected or accrual outcomes depending on the factors at play. The factors are categorized as follows:- cultural, economic, legal and structural challenges. Other factors considered are institutional support and personal efforts.en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net10539/13778
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.subjectYouth parliaments - Malawien_ZA
dc.titleYOUTH PARTICIPATION IN THE MALAWI YOUTH PARLIAMENTen_ZA
dc.typeThesisen_ZA
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