“Enablers and barriers to youth participation” covers the factors that stimulate or inhibit participation. Current theories about youth political participation and social engagement consider factors at the macro level (e.g. historical, institutional, political, demographic), the social level (e.g. family, school, peer group, access to resources) as well […] read more
As the YDC releases the Policy Tracker study, three key themes in youth political participation come to light. This is the third and last theme. This section looks into youth engagement in civil society, drawing attention to various modes of involvement, including youth-led associations, participation in social […] read more
As the YDC releases the Policy Tracker study, three key themes in youth political participation come to light. This is the second of the three. This section focuses on youth participation in voting and elections, addressing a global decline in electoral engagement among youth. The analysis explores […] read more
As the YDC releases the Literature & Policy Review of the Youth Political Participation study, three key themes in youth political participation come to light. This is the first of the three. This section explores the involvement of youth in political affairs, encompassing traditional forms such as […] read more
Olga Paredes Britez is a Paraguayan lawyer and social worker. She is a PhD candidate in Social Sciences at the University of Buenos Aires and serves as Director and lecturer at the National University of AsunciĂłn I was a scholar of the “Program for the Strengthening of the […] read more
Empowering Youth for Inclusive Governance in YaoundĂ© IV: Humanees’ VoiceYouthFem Initiative Thrives Under the WYDE Civic Engagement Project, implemented by ALDA. The “VoiceYouthFem” project, titled “Unleashing the Initiative Power of Youth from Neighborhood Committees for Inclusive Local Governance in YaoundĂ© IV,” is an ambitious initiative aimed at […] read more
This scoping study presents an in-depth exploration of youth political participation, focusing on the design and implementation of youth-related policies. The policy tracker study is based on a comprehensive literature and policy review, tracking key developments from 1980 to 2023. It covers three main areas: It is […] read more
Mehmet Ä°lhanlı is a PhD candidate in the Department of Geography at the National University of Singapore. He furthered his academic pursuits at the University of Cologne, where he earned a Master’s in Political Science. In 2020, Mehmet co-founded “Young Peacebuilders of Turkey”, the first independent youth-led […] read more
The legislative elections of July 31, 2022, in Senegal, saw 1,727 candidates: 866 women and 901 men competing across just eight lists, a significant drop from the 47 lists in the 2017 elections. As a result of a sponsorship law introduced in 2018, political parties and coalitions […] read more
