Euryka H2020 project
2020
Euryka H2020 project
The EURYKA project came to an end with its closing conference in Brussels on January 23rd. This EU-funded (Horizon 2020) project gathered ten partners across Europe to investigate the conditions, processes, and mechanisms underpinning how young people do politics in times of increasing inequalities, with the aim of suggesting novel democratic models to help reimagine more inclusive European politics, and therefore strengthening European democratic life. At the core of EURYKA’s conceptual framework lay the idea of youth political participation as forms of coping mechanism for dealing with inequalities. We thus investigated the norms, values, attitudes and behaviors underpinning such mechanisms and how these relate to issues of democracy, power, politics, policy-making, social and political participation (online and offline), and the organization of economic, social, and private life.
Given the multidimensional character of the project and its multiple methodologies, EURYKA has produced and will continue to produce a variety of research findings. To mention a few: young people often lack both institutional and discursive opportunities for participation; they often are skeptical of traditional politics, but many participate in less institutionalized forms; socialization processes are key to understanding their participation or lack thereof; and, for those who do participate, this participation has a deep personal impact. Further results as well as more information about the projects and its outputs can be found here.
ERYICA participated in a panel discussion on youth and inequalities in the framework of the closing conference of EURYKA. We highlighted how information is a key prerequisite for participation, as well as the importance media and information literacy to help them form their own opinions and take informed decisions.
