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5. Participation

Last update: 9 February 2026

Young people are empowered and make a substantial contribution to the development of their communities, as well as to their own personal growth, when they actively participate in society. Engagement in social life also fosters the integration of young people and strengthens intergenerational ties. Active participation in democratic processes is crucial for the effective functioning of democracies and for the sustainability of policies that affect young people’s lives. For young people to fully embrace democracy, engagement must go beyond formal political structures. Encouraging such involvement can therefore be achieved through a variety of projects and initiatives implemented across diverse contexts and settings. The participation of young people in democratic life, including through crowdsourcing (Yfantis et al., 2020) and other methods (Yfantis et al., 2021), has been extensively examined in the academic literature (Yfantis et al., 2019).