Political participation
Tunis, 9 March 2018Author:Salahedine Jourchi
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INTRODUCTION
On 9 March 2018, the Cordoba Foundation of Geneva, with the support of the Al-Jahedh Forum and the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, held a workshop in Tunis entitled “Strengthening the political participation and civic engagement of young Tunisians” to discuss young people’s political and civic participation. It brought together youth leaders representing non-governmental organisations, student unions and social movements, some of them from Tunisia’s different regions, to express the aspirations, demands and views of both urban and rural youth. This configuration did much to make the day-long debates representative of Tunisia’s different components.
The discussions at the workshop revolved around four main themes. The first concerned young people’s political participation; the second, young people in the regions and their perception of decentralisation; the third, protest movements and their impact on public policymaking; finally, a brainstorming session drew up practical proposals together to strengthen young people’s civic engagement.
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