The WYDE Civic Engagement Youth Advisory Board is the highest youth engagement body in the project. Its members are young beneficiaries from our activities, recruited for a one-year mandate to advise the management team, take part in the steering committees with the European Commission and occasionally represent the project in external events.
Fresh off completing her PhD in Political Science at the Australian National University, Dr. Intifar Chowdhury is now a lecturer at Flinders University. Her work bridges research and public advocacy, with commentary featured in The Guardian, Al Jazeera, The Conversation, and more. Her focus: understanding why and how youth are disengaging from democracy, and what can be done to change it.
“To enhance young people’s voices, we must understand not just generational shifts, but the cultural and institutional changes shaping our world today. Youth is not a monolith.”
With a multilingual background and a passion for comparative political studies, Intifar brings both analytical depth and lived experience to the board.