儿童议事会的参与机制:一项多案例的跨国比较

Participation Mechanisms of Children’s Councils:A Cross-national Comparative Multi-Case Study

儿童友好城市建设进程中,儿童议事会是儿童表达诉求和参与决策的关键途径。在内涵价值上,儿童议事会具有促进代际公平与儿童正义的伦理厚度,发扬公民权利与民主治理的政治高度,超越象征性参与并推动深层赋权的参与深度。我国儿童议事会建设亟须开展国际视野下的比较借鉴,为构建有效、包容的儿童参与机制提供理论依据与实践指导。通过对国内外典型案例的比较分析,发现各国儿童议事会参与机制在参与者年龄范围、实施尺度、参与领域、主要流程、突出特点等方面存在差异,不仅体现了各自的独特优势,也伴随着相应的制度性风险。

In the development of child-friendly cities,children’s councils play a pivotal role in enabling children to articulate their needs and participate in decision-making processes.These councils embody crucial values:they uphold intergenerational equity and justice for children(ethical dimension),enhance civil rights and democratic governance(political dimension),and facilitate genuine participation that transcends tokenism,thereby fostering profound empowerment(participatory dimension).In China,establishing children’s councils requires international comparative analysis to offer both theoretical foundations and practical guidance for an effective,inclusive mechanism of children’s participation.Comparative analyses of exemplary cases both domestically and internationally reveal notable variations in participant age ranges,implementation scales,fields of participation,primary processes,and unique features.These differences not only highlight the unique strengths of each country but also indicate associated institutional risks.