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The participation of young people living in residential and foster care has emerged as a central international concern and a significant challenge, due not least to Article 12 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.Children and young people should be empowered and supported in advocating their concerns and interests, as well as enabled to participate in the decisions that affect them.In many countries participation has been established as a professional standard of successful child and youth welfare, with institutions being obliged to implement participation rights.However, although participation is advocated at various levels, empirical studies indicate substantial shortcomings in its practical implementation (p.13).This edited volume addresses this observation and substantiates it with results from current research projects.