The local youth club: a place FOR or OF children and young people?: About the tension, volunteering, civil society, and leisure-time pedagogy

Annette Knudsen; Jakob Jürgensen

Abstract

The workshop is based on a project that examines how the local
club becomes established as a meaningful place within the
dynamic tension between being a place FOR children and youth
and being a place OF children and youth. Through this lens, the
project aims to contribute to a deeper understanding of how civil
engagement and pedagogical practices intersect in the creation
of inclusive, democratic, and locally rooted leisure spaces.
Grounded in theories of co-creation, pedagogical
entrepreneurship, and place-based pedagogy, the project
explores place-making practices that emerge in the interaction
between volunteerism and leisure pedagogy.

Translated title of the contribution	The local youth club: a place FOR or OF children and young people?: About the tension, volunteering, civil society, and leisure-time pedagogy
Original language	English
Publication date	10 Mar 2026
Publication status	Published - 10 Mar 2026
Event	International Days: People and Society - University Artewelde, Ghent, Belgium Duration: 10 Mar 2026 → 12 Mar 2026

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Conference	International Days
Location	University Artewelde
Country/Territory	Belgium
City	Ghent
Period	10/03/26 → 12/03/26

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The local youth club: a place FOR or OF children and young people? About the tension, volunteering, civil society, and leisure-time pedagogy

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