This paper summarises the discussions and conclusions of Working Group 1 of the 2010 European Values Network. The Working Group met for a two-day workshop in Brussels in March and since then has engaged in research and debate online. During a second workshop from 8–12 May 2010 in Prague, the group met to evaluate and refine the conclusions presented below. Our starting point is the observation that engagement in democratic politics is in a dissatisfactory state. There are many symptoms of this including declining electoral participation and low trust in political institutions and the governing elite. But above all, political disengagement represents a certain view of politics, remote and inaccessible to ordinary citizens, benefitting only a...
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Contemporary discussion of the 'crisis in democracy' displays a tendency to see young peop...
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Young people’s voting turnout, political interest, party membership and trust in politicians have de...
Since the beginning of the 21st century, academics in various disciplines have stressed the need to ...
Since the beginning of the 21st century, academics in various disciplines have stressed the need to ...
Young people are often accused of a lack of interest and disengagement from public affairs. Little i...
Although many scholars are convinced of the apparent civic disengagement of youth, others suggest th...
Much attention has been paid by academics and policy-makers in recent decades to declining levels of...
Comparative trends in political participation in the West draw a pessimistic picture: younger genera...
Recent developments in the economic and social politics of Europe have led to a quickened interest i...
The article intends to identify whether and to what extent the educational activities supported by t...
'This paper considers the kind of political engagement among young people in Eastern and Western Eur...
Discussions on citizenship always reflect broader political debates on the desired moral fabrics of ...
Young people in Europe are often described as apolitical non-participants in the civic culture of th...
Contemporary discussion of the 'crisis in democracy' displays a tendency to see young peop...
The General Election once again showed the extent of yawning divide in terms of political participat...
A vast amount of literature has been dedicated to political participation of young people. How do yo...
Young people’s voting turnout, political interest, party membership and trust in politicians have de...
Since the beginning of the 21st century, academics in various disciplines have stressed the need to ...
Since the beginning of the 21st century, academics in various disciplines have stressed the need to ...
Young people are often accused of a lack of interest and disengagement from public affairs. Little i...
Although many scholars are convinced of the apparent civic disengagement of youth, others suggest th...
Much attention has been paid by academics and policy-makers in recent decades to declining levels of...
Comparative trends in political participation in the West draw a pessimistic picture: younger genera...
Recent developments in the economic and social politics of Europe have led to a quickened interest i...
The article intends to identify whether and to what extent the educational activities supported by t...
'This paper considers the kind of political engagement among young people in Eastern and Western Eur...
Discussions on citizenship always reflect broader political debates on the desired moral fabrics of ...
Young people in Europe are often described as apolitical non-participants in the civic culture of th...