Whitney Gecker
Biographic Data
| ID | 4100531 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Whitney Gecker |
| GIVEN NAMES | Whitney |
| FAMILY NAME | Gecker |
| SIGNATURE | GECKER W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Boston University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 56 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Engaging Youth to Reduce Depression and Risky Behaviors: Challenges of Empowerment
We make a direct impact on people's lives”: Youth empowerment in the context of a youth‐led participatory budgeting project
Participatory budgeting [PB] is a democratic process whereby community members determine how to spend governmental funds. Youth‐led PB is relatively new, occurring in select U.S. cities. During youth‐led PB, youth collect ideas, develop proposals, and advertise community improvement projects for which they, citywide, cast deciding votes. The study examined opportunities for the empowerment youth at each stage of a youth‐led PB project. Data colle…
White Kids: Growing up with Privilege in a Racially Divided America
Since the groundbreaking work of Eduardo Bonilla-Silva’s Racism Without Racists, and its unveiling of the white racial ideology of color-blindness, the study of whiteness has expanded. Yet in the decade following his work, inequality, disparities in schooling access, and residential segregation has widened. While many, if not most, sociologists would agree that US society is not “post-racial,” few have integrated the concept of a white racial ide…
Engaging Youth in Municipal Government: Moving Toward a Youth-Centric Practice
Youth councils are one mechanism to engage youth in community governance; yet, there is scant research to guide practice. This study examined the extent to which youth are engaged in the origin, structure, and activities of municipal youth councils. Interviews were conducted with 24 adult stakeholders involved in the operations of youth councils. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Results demonstrated that youth-centric practice builds u…
What does youth-led participatory budgeting reveal about youth priorities? Ideas, votes, and decisions
Youth involvement in community decision-making is considered a core principle of both youth advocacy and progressive governance. Yet, in many communities formal roles for youth remain limited. This paper presents data from a youth-led participatory budgeting process in Boston, Massachusetts (US). The City of Boston has institutionalized a formal process through which numerous youth can contribute ideas and vote on capital projects to receive city…
Youth Civic Engagement: Do Youth Councils Reduce or Reinforce Social Inequality
Youth engagement in municipal government has the potential to benefit both youth and the community. Yet, some forms of youth civic engagement may be related to social class and race resulting in benefits to select youth and communities, thus perpetuating a longer term trajectory of privilege or marginalization. Informed by theories of social capital and civic engagement, the present study examined how youth councils may reduce or reinforce social…
She treated us like we bring valid ideas to the table: ” Youth experiences of a youth-led participatory budgeting process
Youth councils in municipal government: Examination of activities, impact and barriers
Youth councils in municipal government: Examination of activities, impact and barriers
Youth Civic Engagement: Do Youth Councils Reduce or Reinforce Social Inequality
Youth engagement in municipal government has the potential to benefit both youth and the community. Yet, some forms of youth civic engagement may be related to social class and race resulting in benefits to select youth and communities, thus perpetuating a longer term trajectory of privilege or marginalization. Informed by theories of social capital and civic engagement, the present study examined how youth councils may reduce or reinforce social…
Engaging Youth in Municipal Government: Moving Toward a Youth-Centric Practice
Youth councils are one mechanism to engage youth in community governance; yet, there is scant research to guide practice. This study examined the extent to which youth are engaged in the origin, structure, and activities of municipal youth councils. Interviews were conducted with 24 adult stakeholders involved in the operations of youth councils. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Results demonstrated that youth-centric practice builds u…
She treated us like we bring valid ideas to the table: ” Youth experiences of a youth-led participatory budgeting process
We make a direct impact on people's lives”: Youth empowerment in the context of a youth‐led participatory budgeting project
Participatory budgeting [PB] is a democratic process whereby community members determine how to spend governmental funds. Youth‐led PB is relatively new, occurring in select U.S. cities. During youth‐led PB, youth collect ideas, develop proposals, and advertise community improvement projects for which they, citywide, cast deciding votes. The study examined opportunities for the empowerment youth at each stage of a youth‐led PB project. Data colle…
What does youth-led participatory budgeting reveal about youth priorities? Ideas, votes, and decisions
Youth involvement in community decision-making is considered a core principle of both youth advocacy and progressive governance. Yet, in many communities formal roles for youth remain limited. This paper presents data from a youth-led participatory budgeting process in Boston, Massachusetts (US). The City of Boston has institutionalized a formal process through which numerous youth can contribute ideas and vote on capital projects to receive city…
Youth councils in municipal government: Examination of activities, impact and barriers
What does youth-led participatory budgeting reveal about youth priorities? Ideas, votes, and decisions
Youth involvement in community decision-making is considered a core principle of both youth advocacy and progressive governance. Yet, in many communities formal roles for youth remain limited. This paper presents data from a youth-led participatory budgeting process in Boston, Massachusetts (US). The City of Boston has institutionalized a formal process through which numerous youth can contribute ideas and vote on capital projects to receive city…
Youth Civic Engagement: Do Youth Councils Reduce or Reinforce Social Inequality
Youth engagement in municipal government has the potential to benefit both youth and the community. Yet, some forms of youth civic engagement may be related to social class and race resulting in benefits to select youth and communities, thus perpetuating a longer term trajectory of privilege or marginalization. Informed by theories of social capital and civic engagement, the present study examined how youth councils may reduce or reinforce social…
She treated us like we bring valid ideas to the table: ” Youth experiences of a youth-led participatory budgeting process
Engaging Youth in Municipal Government: Moving Toward a Youth-Centric Practice
Youth councils are one mechanism to engage youth in community governance; yet, there is scant research to guide practice. This study examined the extent to which youth are engaged in the origin, structure, and activities of municipal youth councils. Interviews were conducted with 24 adult stakeholders involved in the operations of youth councils. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Results demonstrated that youth-centric practice builds u…
We make a direct impact on people's lives”: Youth empowerment in the context of a youth‐led participatory budgeting project
Participatory budgeting [PB] is a democratic process whereby community members determine how to spend governmental funds. Youth‐led PB is relatively new, occurring in select U.S. cities. During youth‐led PB, youth collect ideas, develop proposals, and advertise community improvement projects for which they, citywide, cast deciding votes. The study examined opportunities for the empowerment youth at each stage of a youth‐led PB project. Data colle…
White Kids: Growing up with Privilege in a Racially Divided America
Since the groundbreaking work of Eduardo Bonilla-Silva’s Racism Without Racists, and its unveiling of the white racial ideology of color-blindness, the study of whiteness has expanded. Yet in the decade following his work, inequality, disparities in schooling access, and residential segregation has widened. While many, if not most, sociologists would agree that US society is not “post-racial,” few have integrated the concept of a white racial ide…
Engaging Youth to Reduce Depression and Risky Behaviors: Challenges of Empowerment
Political science (7 works) · Public relations (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Politics (5 works) · Youth Development and Social Support (5 works) · Government (linguistics (4 works) · Positive Youth Development (4 works) · Social science (4 works) · Youth participation (4 works) · Children's Rights and Participation (3 works)