{"id":30783,"date":"2019-04-12T02:06:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-12T02:06:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-09-25T13:54:34","modified_gmt":"2020-09-25T13:54:34","slug":"call-for-applications-for-symposium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rubyskynews.com\/index.php\/2019\/04\/12\/call-for-applications-for-symposium\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Applications for Symposium 2019 in Strasbourg, France"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Deadline:<\/strong> <\/span> 22 April 2019, 23.59 CET
Open to:<\/strong> <\/span>young people, young political activists\/leaders, members of political organisations and (youth wings of) political parties, representatives of civil society organisations and movements, including youth organisations, influencers and persons active in the media, young artists or activists using other public engagement forms, policy makers, youth workers, educators and teachers and researchers
Venue<\/strong>:<\/span> 18 \u2013 20 September 2019 in Strasbourg, France<\/div>\n

Description<\/span><\/h3>\n
On 18-20 September 2019 the partnership between the European Commission and the Council of Europe in the field of youth will organise a symposium bringing together up to 120 participants to explore questions, tensions, challenges and opportunities regarding the political participation of young people in today\u2019s changing world and to create a space for learning and inspiration among actors involved in this topic.<\/strong><\/div>\n
 <\/strong>Political participation, very broadly understood as people\u2019s activities affecting politics, the government or the state, is a crucial aspect of pluralist democracies. This includes people\u2019s ability to express their political opinions in diverse ways and to be heard, to vote and stand in elections, to engage in civil society organisations or in thematic movements, to demonstrate or protest, to engage in issue-based activism or online activism. Forms of and attitudes to political participation change over time and it is important to understand current trends to be able to adapt support tools and help overcoming barriers to wider democratic participation, which in turn can help strengthening democratic values and attitudes in European societies. One of the challenges in understanding current developments, difficulties and opportunities in youth participation is that young people are a non-homogeneous group with diverging trends in attitudes and habits: <\/div>\n