This article explains how participatory approaches can promote civic engagement among young people, resulting from their active involvement in the research process, namely identifying their communities' priorities and problems. Five project-building sessions were held with young people from five contexts located in the border regions of mainland Portugal. The data supporting this article were collected during sessions dedicated to identifying and exploring community-based problems and priorities and designing projects to address those local challenges. The results show the importance of contextualising young people's experiences and priorities, here related to their own community and its well-being and development. It is here that using participatory methodologies can create opportunities for young people to participate in processes of community change.

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我能为我的社区做些什么？通过参与性方法促进公民参与：葡萄牙大陆边境地区年轻人的案例

本文解释了参与式方法如何通过年轻人积极参与研究过程（即确定社区的优先事项和问题）来促进年轻人的公民参与。与来自葡萄牙大陆边境地区五个地区的年轻人举行了五次项目建设会议。支持本文的数据是在致力于识别和探索基于社区的问题和优先事项以及设计项目来解决这些当地挑战的会议期间收集的。结果表明，将年轻人的经历和优先事项置于背景中的重要性，这与他们自己的社区及其福祉和发展有关。正是在这里，使用参与式方法可以为年轻人创造参与社区变革进程的机会。