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This article is part of the issue "Promoting Social Inclusive Experiences in Uncertain Times" edited by Ana Belén Cano‐Hila (University of Barcelona) ; [Abstract] The two‐way relationship between inclusion and participation makes municipal child participation organisations and expe‐ riences a key means of guaranteeing the inclusion in community life of children and adolescents, who are traditionally excluded from decision‐making and the promotion of changes in the realities of their lives. One of the main objectives of municipal child participation organisations is to ensure that these spaces are inclusive. This means that they must promote equality of guarantees and conditions in the development of the right to participation from a perspective that addresses the different axes of inequality, not only in access to these spaces but also in the relational dynamics that take place in them. Based on a theoretical reflection on inclusion and participation, this article analyses the data from a questionnaire applied to 279 people (191 technical figures and 88 elected authorities) from 179 municipalities in Spain, which seeks to describe the state of child and adolescent participation in municipalities that are part of the International Association of Educating Cities, Child Friendly Cities, or both. A qualitative analysis is made of those issues related to the strategies used to promote inclusion within the Children's Councils, as well as in the initiatives promoted in the field of child participation. The results show agreement in considering Children's Councils to be inclusive bodies, but the means and procedures used do not always guarantee this inclusiveness ; Our thanks to the technical and political staff of the municipalities that have participated in the research and to researchers from the four universities (University of Barcelona, UNED, University of Seville, and University of A Coruña) that collaborate in the R&D project Childhood and Participation: Diagnosis and Proposals for an Active and Inclusive Citizenship in the Community, Institutions and Governance (RTI2018–098821‐B‐I00). This project is funded by the Ministry of Science and Innovation, the European Regional Development Fund, and the State Research Agency. This article was published thanks to the collaboration of our research group with the Project KGR—Kids Got Rights (REC‐AG‐2020), the European Commission DG for Justice and Consumers of the Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme (REC), and the support from the University of Barcelona for open Access publishing

The two‐way relationship between inclusion and participation makes municipal child participation organisations and experiences a key means of guaranteeing the inclusion in community life of children and adolescents, who are traditionally excluded from decision‐making and the promotion of changes in the realities of their lives. One of the main objectives of municipal child participation organisations is to ensure that these spaces are inclusive. This means that they must promote equality of guarantees and conditions in the development of the right to participation from a perspective that addresses the different axes of inequality, not only in access to these spaces but also in the relational dynamics that take place in them. Based on a theoretical reflection on inclusion and participation, this article analyses the data from a questionnaire applied to 279 people (191 technical figures and 88 elected authorities) from 179 municipalities in Spain, which seeks to describe the state of child and adolescent participation in municipalities that are part of the International Association of Educating Cities, Child Friendly Cities, or both. A qualitative analysis is made of those issues related to the strategies used to promote inclusion within the Children's Councils, as well as in the initiatives promoted in the field of child participation. The results show agreement in considering Children's Councils to be inclusive bodies, but the means and procedures used do not always guarantee this inclusiveness.

Children's policies at the local level stimulate initiatives in the municipalities to encourage child participation. In this article, we focus on the local political sphere as a space for the promotion of child participation and citizenship through digital mediation. It is in this immediate environment where the rights of children and adolescents are exercised and promoted. The study aims to analyse the contributions perceived by municipal leaders (elected officials and technical figures) of the digital environment and the uses they make of it to promote children's participation in the municipality. This study is part of a national project that includes as collaborating entities the International Association of Educating Cities (IACE) and Child Friendly Cities (CAI-Unicef). 279 subjects (191 technical figures and 88 elected officials) from 179 Spanish municipalities associated members of IACE and/or CAI. Data were collected in 2020. Two ad hoc designed questionnaires were applied. Two of the most significant results of the study are: (a) the finding of the variable that establishes differences between those technical figures that mediate children's participation with technological environments and those that do not; (b) the use made of the digital environment as an interactive space for informational purposes. It concludes on the need to rethink the digital environment as a participatory area and increasing the use of technology in support of children's citizenship.

Las políticas de infancia a nivel local dinamizan en los municipios iniciativas para impulsar la participación infantil. En este artículo nos centramos en la política local como espacio promotor de participación y ciudadanía infantil a través de la mediación digital ya que es, en ese entorno inmediato, donde los derechos de la infancia y la adolescencia se ejercitan y se promueven. El estudio persigue analizar qué aportaciones perciben los referentes municipales (cargos electos y figuras técnicas) del entorno digital y qué usos hacen de él para impulsar la participación infantil en el municipio. Este estudio forma parte de un proyecto nacional que cuenta como entidades colaboradoras a la Asociación Internacional de Ciudades Educadoras (AICE) y Ciudades Amigas de la Infancia (CAI-Unicef). Han participado en él 279 sujetos (191 figuras técnicas y 88 cargos electos) procedentes de 179 municipios españoles asociados a AICE y/o CAI. Los datos fueron recabados en 2020. Se aplicaron dos cuestionarios diseñados ad hoc. Dos de los resultados más significativos del estudio son: a) el hallazgo de la variable que establece diferencias entre aquellas figuras técnicas que median la participación infantil con entornos tecnológicos y con las que no lo hacen; b) el uso que se hace del entorno digital como espacio interactivo con fines informativos. Se concluye en la necesidad de repensar el entorno digital como un espacio participativo e incrementar el uso de la tecnología al servicio de la ciudadanía infantil ; Children's policies at the local level stimulate initiatives in the municipalities to encourage child participation. In this article, we focus on the local political sphere as a space for the promotion of child participation and citizenship through digital mediation. It is in this immediate environment where the rights of children and adolescents are exercised and promoted. The study aims to analyse the contributions perceived by municipal leaders (elected officials and technical figures) of the digital environment and the uses they make of it to promote children's participation in the municipality. This study is part of a national project that includes as collaborating entities the International Association of Educating Cities (IACE) and Child Friendly Cities (CAI-Unicef). 279 subjects (191 technical figures and 88 elected officials) from 179 Spanish municipalities associated members of IACE and/or CAI. Data were collected in 2020. Two ad hoc designed questionnaires were applied. Two of the most significant results of the study are: (a) the finding of the variable that establishes differences between those technical figures that mediate children's participation with technological environments and those that do not; (b) the use made of the digital environment as an interactive space for informational purposes. It concludes on the need to rethink the digital environment as a participatory area and increasing the use of technology in support of children's citizenship

Children's policies at the local level stimulate initiatives in the municipalities to encourage child participation. In this article, we focus on the local political sphere as a space for the promotion of child participation and citizenship through digital mediation. It is in this immediate environment where the rights of children and adolescents are exercised and promoted. The study aims to analyse the contributions perceived by municipal leaders (elected officials and technical figures) of the digital environment and the uses they make of it to promote children's participation in the municipality. This study is part of a national project that includes as collaborating entities the International Association of Educating Cities (IACE) and Child Friendly Cities (CAI Unicef). 279 subjects (191 technical figures and 88 elected officials) from 179 Spanish municipalities associated members of IACE and/or CAI. Data were collected in 2020. Two ad hoc designed questionnaires were applied. Two of the most significant results of the study are: (a) the finding of the variable that establishes differences between those technical figures that mediate children's participation with technological environments and those that do not; (b) the use made of the digital environment as an interactive space for informational purposes. It concludes on the need to rethink the digital environment as a participatory area and increasing the use of technology in support of children's citizenship.

Comunicació i ponència presentades a: REPS 2015, Desigualdad y democracia: Políticas públicas e innovación social, Barcelona, 5-6 de febrer de 2015. ; La diversidad cultural fruto de la inmigración y otros elementos globalizadores nos llevan a coexistir con nuevas presencias religiosas. Nos hallamos en una sociedad plural, en la que la Iglesia católica ya no es la única referencia. Esta realidad ha potenciado un creciente interés en legislar en materia religiosa, concretándose en la intervención de organismos como Naciones Unidas, Unión Europea, UNESCO, Consejo de Europa y Organización para la Seguridad y la Cooperación en Europa. Varias resoluciones de las Naciones Unidas ponen de manifiesto la apuesta por una educación orientada a la tolerancia y el respeto hacia la libertad religiosa y de creencias. La UNESCO protagoniza una de las posturas pioneras en la promoción del diálogo. Desde la Unión Europea se ha venido potenciando también la educación religiosa desde el diálogo y la resolución de conflictos. La comunicación tiene por objetivo mostrar algunos resultados de la primera fase de un estudio orientado a detectar las necesidades normativas y sentidas por parte de profesionales,administradores o técnicos responsables de la planificación, gestión y/o ejecución de la intervención social o educativa en el contexto catalán (Investigación subvencionada por la direcció general d'Afers Religiosos de la Generalitat de Catalunya,coordinada por Ruth Vilà bajo el título: "Gestionar la diversidad religiosa y cultural en la educación desde el diálogo intercultural e interreligioso" 2014 RELIG019). La presencia de creencias religiosas diversas en Cataluña exige una nueva cultura pública respecto al hecho religioso, apostando por la democratización participativa de la vida pública. Es necesario adoptar políticas en asuntos religiosos que permitan aprovechar la diversidad del patrimonio cultural y religioso. El diálogo interreligioso puede ser una herramienta poderosa para ello.