Longitudinal participatory research: lessons from engaging with youth in the context of crisis and conflict in Lebanon

The past decade has seen a burgeoning interest in youth voices and participatory engagement in community and policy fora in international development (Pincock et al., 2024). This has been reflected in a range of global commitments, including the 2022–23 1.8 Billion Young People for Change campaign (now known as What Young People Want), which called for scaled-up political and financial investments in young people, recognising their demographic heft and potential contributions to development; the 2024 United Nations (UN) Pact for the Future and its concomitant Declaration on Future Generations; and the Beijing +30 Platform for Action, which called for urgent attention to supporting young women’s leadership and creating safe spaces to facilitate their participation in decision-making. As Sima Bahous, Executive Director of UN Women, asserted: ‘Young people are not just leaders of tomorrow – they are leaders today’ (UN Women, 2025).

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Youssef, S., Saleh, M. and Jones, N. (2025) ‘Longitudinal participatory research: lessons from engaging with youth in the context of crisis and conflict in Lebanon’. Learning brief. London: Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence