As part of the Youth Participation in Digital Democracy: From Digital Skills to Digital Rights of Youth with Fewer Opportunities (EYDR) project, the Center for Comparative and International Studies (CCIS) continues to support youth-led research and policy development aimed at strengthening meaningful participation in digital democracy.
Following the completion of the Digital Democracy Workshop Series and the international learning mobilities in Belgrade and Oviedo, members of the CCIS Youth Research Group have entered the next phase of the programme by developing their first youth-led policy paper. Since May, Kora, Hiselda, Edmirjano, Mirsa and Sindi, under the mentorship of Prof. Dr. Nevila Xhindi and Holta Heba, have been working through a series of structured mentoring sessions to define research priorities, develop the research methodology and collect evidence from their peers.
The policy paper seeks to translate young people’s experiences and perspectives into evidence-based recommendations that contribute to safer, more inclusive and rights-based approaches to youth participation in digital environments. This process reflects the project’s commitment to ensuring that young people are not only beneficiaries of digital policies, but also active contributors to their design and implementation.
The next phase of the initiative will focus on finalising the policy paper and launching a youth-led social media campaign to disseminate its findings and recommendations, further promoting informed dialogue on digital rights and democratic participation among young people in Albania.
Through the EYDR project, CCIS remains committed to empowering young researchers, strengthening youth participation in policymaking, and supporting evidence-based approaches to digital inclusion and democratic engagement.
Disclaimer
The Youth Digital Democracy Accelerator Programme is part of the Youth Participation in Digital Democracy: From Digital Skills to Digital Rights of Youth with Fewer Opportunities (EYDR) project, which aims to strengthen the capacities of young people in Albania and Montenegro to engage meaningfully in digital activism by promoting both digital participation and online safety. The project is funded by the European Union through the Erasmus+ Capacity Building in the Field of Youth programme and is led by SCiDEV, in partnership with UZOR, Beogradski centar za ljudska prava, Asociación Youropia, the Center for Comparative and International Studies (CCIS), Erasmus Student Network Albania, the National Youth Agency of Albania, and the SHARE Foundation. The views and opinions expressed are those of the authors only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the project partners.
