PARTISPACE - Spaces and Styles of Participation. Formal, non-formal and informal possibilities of young people’s participation in European cities.

Research and Innovation Project (RIA) funded under the call 2014 – Societal Challenge 6 – “Europe in a Changing World - Inclusive, Innovative and Reflective Societies”, on the topic: Societal and political engagement of young people and their perspectives on Europe

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Scientific coordinator: Prof. Morena Cuconato

Project Team: Dario Tuorto, Sivia Demozzi, Marta Ilardo (EDU); Nicola De Luigi, Alessandro Martelli, Valeria Piro, Ilaria Pitti (SDE)

Topic: Societal and political engagement of young people and their perspectives on Europe

Type of Action: RIA Research and Innovation Action

Applicant: Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main, (DE)

Partners: New Europe Center For Regional Studies Sdruzhenie (BG), Université de Cergy-Pontoise (FR), École Des Hautes Études En Santé Publique (FR), Manchester Metropolitan University (UK), The University of Huddersfield (UK);

Alma Mater Studiorum - Università Di Bologna (IT), Göteborgs Universitet (SE);

University of Applied Sciences St. Gallen (CH); Yeditepe University (TR).

N.r Partners: 10

Partners’ Countries: DE, IT, FR, UK, SE, BG, TR, CH

UNIBO’s role: Partner

Project Duration (in months): 36

Start Date: 01/05/2015      

End Date: 30/04/2018

Status: close

Total Budget: 2.575.967 euro

Unibo Budget: 193.554 euro

Project’s Key-Words: Participation, young people, public space, European cities

Description: Existing research suggests that political participation and European orientation of young people depend on how they experience influence and involvement at local level. This reflects that individuals need the experience of self-efficacy to engage in wider communities. Research also reveals that only few young people engage in formalised participation (parties, trade unions, or youth councils) as these are not flexible enough for individualised concerns, biographies and life styles and they reflect patterns of social inequality. The project Spaces and Styles of Participation (PARTISPACE) starts from the assumption that all young people do participate while not all participation is recognised as such. The study asks for the different ways in which young people participate in decisions „which concern them and, in general, the life of their communities”. How do 15 and 30-year-olds engage with the public in formal, non-formal and informal settings and how is this supported or inhibited by local youth policies and youth work?

The design of PARTISPACE includes activating and supporting participatory action research by young people themselves.

The analysis relates local constellations with national and European patterns and discourses of youth participation. Findings are constantly discussed with representatives of the youth sector at local and European level.

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