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The LEMA Project

Learning from the margins

Social inclu­sion of high­ly mar­gin­alised young peo­ple in urban settings

A dark tunnel with overhead lights. Arrows painted on the floor suggest directions
Map depicting population density in Europe. Copenhagen, Málaga and Malmø are marked by yellow dots
A staircase between houses, Málaga
Birds eye view of seven young people sitting in a circle
Urban environment with apartment buildings and a pedestrian bridge in Málaga. Young people playing volleyball
Graffiti on a blinded storefront, Málaga

The ratio­nale of the LEMA project is the glob­al con­cern for the chal­lenges of mar­gin­al­ized young peo­ple. These chal­lenges are man­i­fest­ed in dif­fer­ent ways in rela­tion to edu­ca­tion, work and every­day life. In this col­lab­o­ra­tion between Den­mark (Copen­hagen), Swe­den (Malmö) and Spain (Mála­ga) these fac­tors are ana­lyzed from the expe­ri­ences of young peo­ple in that situation.

On this webapp you will find guid­ance and prac­ti­cal tips/advice, teach­ing mate­ri­als and oth­er inspi­ra­tional resources for pro­fes­sion­als, stu­dents, tar­get groups and oth­ers involved in inclu­sive par­tic­i­pa­to­ry ped­a­gogy research and prac­tice. Our aim is:

  • to enhance the pro­fes­sion­al iden­ti­ty of social edu­ca­tors by strength­en­ing their capac­i­ty to man­age young peo­ple in mar­gin­al­ized posi­tions in urban areas, and
  • to explore social inno­va­tion actions with at-risk youth.

How we work

Large sheet of paper with handwritten notes

Urban Meth­ods.   Devel­oped as a part of the urban pro­file edu­ca­tion for spe­cial and social edu­ca­tors at Copen­hagen Uni­ver­si­ty Col­lege the Spaghet­ti Dia­gram is a quick and visu­al quan­ti­ta­tive method to ana­lyze human move­ment in urban spaces.

City map­ping is a qual­i­ta­tive method to explore the per­cep­tion of urban spaces.

Life­line, Upturned Par­tic­i­pa­tion and Future Work­shop are meth­ods that have devel­oped dur­ing research.

Colourful mural with text: Plaza Esperanza

Par­tic­i­pa­to­ry Social Plan­ning (PSP) is a method­olog­i­cal approach for crit­i­cal reflec­tion, strate­gic solu­tions, and cre­ative answers towards social inclu­sion of young, mar­gin­al­ized people.

Explore here how PSP is uti­lized in Den­mark, Spain and Swe­den.

Fence broken or cut open blurry background with buildings and lights

About the project  The ratio­nale of the project is the glob­al con­cern for the chal­lenges of mar­gin­al­ized young peo­ple in rela­tion to edu­ca­tion, work and every­day life.

Learn more about the project, the project part­ners, and our activ­i­ties in var­i­ous urban areas in Copen­hagen, Mála­ga and Malmö.

Long exposure of traffic seen from a bridge in semi darkness

Arti­cles and Reports.   Learn more about sim­i­lar­i­ties and dif­fer­ences between the coun­tries in regard to how mar­gin­al­iza­tion of urban youth is produced.

What insti­tu­tions / organ­i­sa­tions are key play­ers in pre­ven­tion and inter­ven­tion, and how do pro­fes­sion­als nav­i­gate the lim­i­ta­tions and pos­si­bil­i­ties of urban space?

Urban methods

Spaghetti Diagram

City Mapping

Future Workshop

Lifeline

Upturned Participation

Partners

Partners Denmark

Partners Spain

Partners Sweden

About the project

PSP Denmark

PSP Spain

PSP Sweden

Contact:   Ph.D., Associate Professor Ditte Tofteng, Copenhagen University College   DITO@kp.dk