We certainly don't believe that research led by young people can or should be viewed uncritically as more trustworthy or credible than that carried out by academics. However, we do know that it can be a valuable addition, and an approach that is still not put into practice by academia as much as it is debated.
Young people in the network are not restricting themselves to "case studies of their own experience", as Williamson states. For instance, the UK Youth Parliament is carrying out research that aims to provide a record of the recent history and human experience of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller groups in the UK. A project run by the Independent Academic Research Studies (IARS) involves improving people's lives who are victims of hate crime. This uses a mixture of robust methodologies. The findings are analysed using qualitative packages such as NVivo and Atlas.
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