Date: Wednesday 27 October
Time: 02.00PM–04.00PM
Chair: Dr Cathy Thomson, UNSW Social Policy Research Centre
Session overview
In academic and policy discourses social exclusion refers to people who are denied access to resources and rights that are often taken for granted, experience barriers that prevent participation in activities and relationships, and subsequently have reduced quality of life. Policies promoting ‘inclusion’ are commonly paternalistically focused on individual autonomy to promote participation mostly through paid employment. These adult-centric approaches have a narrow economic focus and ignore underlying structural inequalities and barriers to participation specific to young people. Based on original research this session will critically examine these issues and contribute to a policy debate centred on young people and social exclusion.
Presenters
Who excludes? Young People’s Lived Experience of Social Exclusion
Prof. Gerry Redmond, Flinders University
Extracurricular Activities as a Vehicle to School Engagement: The Importance of Peers Social Inclusion in low Socioeconomic Status Communities
Dr. Alexander O’Donnell, Flinders University
Getting ready to get organised: stories from the UK and Australia
Dr Jen Skattebol, UNSW Social Policy Research Centre
Young carers at risk of social exclusion?
Dr Cathy Thomson, UNSW Social Policy Research Centre