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5. Participation

Last update: 26 February 2025

Young people are empowered and contribute significantly to the growth of their communities as well as their own personal development when they actively engage in society. Engaging in society also promotes the social integration of young people and strengthens the bonds between generations. Young people's active participation in democracy is essential to the robust operation of our democracies and the longevity of policies that impact the lives of young people. For young people to really embrace democracy, it must extend beyond the formal political structure. Therefore, encouraging involvement may be accomplished through a variety of projects and actions carried out in various contexts and settings. The participation of young people in democracy through crowdsourcing (Yfantis et al., 2020) and other methods (Yfantis et al., 2021) has been extensively explored further in the academic world (Yfantis et al., 2019).