YouthDecide 2040
@youthdecide2040.bsky.social
✨🔭We bring together diverse voices to co-create visions and strategies for strengthening democracy all over Europe. Horizon Project funded by the European Union 🇪🇺
🚨 Why youth when democracy is under pressure?
In this new video, Michael J. Bernstein project coordinator of YouthDecide 2040 and scientist at the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology reflects on why youth participation matters... especially now!
🎬 Watch the full interview here: shorturl.at/oNgZl
In this new video, Michael J. Bernstein project coordinator of YouthDecide 2040 and scientist at the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology reflects on why youth participation matters... especially now!
🎬 Watch the full interview here: shorturl.at/oNgZl
YouthDecide 2040 | Visions of 2040’s democracy with Michael J. Bernstein
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November 11, 2025 at 3:08 PM
🚨 Why youth when democracy is under pressure?
In this new video, Michael J. Bernstein project coordinator of YouthDecide 2040 and scientist at the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology reflects on why youth participation matters... especially now!
🎬 Watch the full interview here: shorturl.at/oNgZl
In this new video, Michael J. Bernstein project coordinator of YouthDecide 2040 and scientist at the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology reflects on why youth participation matters... especially now!
🎬 Watch the full interview here: shorturl.at/oNgZl
🎓 Our Zenodo community is now live! A growing open space where you can explore the project’s research outputs and insights through the #deliverables!
Visit it here: shorturl.at/A2ThX
Visit it here: shorturl.at/A2ThX
October 21, 2025 at 12:55 PM
🎓 Our Zenodo community is now live! A growing open space where you can explore the project’s research outputs and insights through the #deliverables!
Visit it here: shorturl.at/A2ThX
Visit it here: shorturl.at/A2ThX
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Have been excited to work with colleagues @eui-eu.bsky.social school of transnational governance to compile these initial seeds of democratic innovation and the talents of WeDo (Barcelona) who created the beautiful card deck. These are a key part of our new co-creation workflow launching soon!
🌱 Let’s talk about the #Seeds of democracy!
1️⃣ Problem-based ad hoc Citizens’ Assembly... It may sound complex, but it’s quite simple!
A temporary group of everyday people, randomly selected, who meet to learn, deliberate and propose solutions to a specific challenge.
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1️⃣ Problem-based ad hoc Citizens’ Assembly... It may sound complex, but it’s quite simple!
A temporary group of everyday people, randomly selected, who meet to learn, deliberate and propose solutions to a specific challenge.
🧵👇
September 25, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Have been excited to work with colleagues @eui-eu.bsky.social school of transnational governance to compile these initial seeds of democratic innovation and the talents of WeDo (Barcelona) who created the beautiful card deck. These are a key part of our new co-creation workflow launching soon!
✨ Why is it innovative? It goes beyond voting/consultations! People get time, resources and balanced info to co-create recommendations: bringing diversity, fresh perspectives and trust.
🇪🇺👉 Explore all the democratic innovation here: shorturl.at/5l1Si
🇪🇺👉 Explore all the democratic innovation here: shorturl.at/5l1Si
September 25, 2025 at 8:24 AM
✨ Why is it innovative? It goes beyond voting/consultations! People get time, resources and balanced info to co-create recommendations: bringing diversity, fresh perspectives and trust.
🇪🇺👉 Explore all the democratic innovation here: shorturl.at/5l1Si
🇪🇺👉 Explore all the democratic innovation here: shorturl.at/5l1Si
🌱 Let’s talk about the #Seeds of democracy!
1️⃣ Problem-based ad hoc Citizens’ Assembly... It may sound complex, but it’s quite simple!
A temporary group of everyday people, randomly selected, who meet to learn, deliberate and propose solutions to a specific challenge.
🧵👇
1️⃣ Problem-based ad hoc Citizens’ Assembly... It may sound complex, but it’s quite simple!
A temporary group of everyday people, randomly selected, who meet to learn, deliberate and propose solutions to a specific challenge.
🧵👇
September 25, 2025 at 8:23 AM
🌱 Let’s talk about the #Seeds of democracy!
1️⃣ Problem-based ad hoc Citizens’ Assembly... It may sound complex, but it’s quite simple!
A temporary group of everyday people, randomly selected, who meet to learn, deliberate and propose solutions to a specific challenge.
🧵👇
1️⃣ Problem-based ad hoc Citizens’ Assembly... It may sound complex, but it’s quite simple!
A temporary group of everyday people, randomly selected, who meet to learn, deliberate and propose solutions to a specific challenge.
🧵👇
🌍 Today is the #InternationalDayofDemocracy: a moment to celebrate, reflect, and keep pushing democratic innovation!
We mark this day by closing an important moment: the refinement of our #RegionalWorkshops: shaping a methodology that makes youth voices central in imagining the #FutureOfDemocracy
We mark this day by closing an important moment: the refinement of our #RegionalWorkshops: shaping a methodology that makes youth voices central in imagining the #FutureOfDemocracy
September 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
🌍 Today is the #InternationalDayofDemocracy: a moment to celebrate, reflect, and keep pushing democratic innovation!
We mark this day by closing an important moment: the refinement of our #RegionalWorkshops: shaping a methodology that makes youth voices central in imagining the #FutureOfDemocracy
We mark this day by closing an important moment: the refinement of our #RegionalWorkshops: shaping a methodology that makes youth voices central in imagining the #FutureOfDemocracy
🇫🇷 Un workshop vibrant à Paris pour imaginer la démocratie de 2040!
Young participants from across Northern Europe joined the #RegionalWorkshop, bringing ideas & energy that make the YouthDecide 2040 journey grow bigger every step.
💥 Merci beaucoup, équipe!
Young participants from across Northern Europe joined the #RegionalWorkshop, bringing ideas & energy that make the YouthDecide 2040 journey grow bigger every step.
💥 Merci beaucoup, équipe!
September 10, 2025 at 3:54 PM
🇫🇷 Un workshop vibrant à Paris pour imaginer la démocratie de 2040!
Young participants from across Northern Europe joined the #RegionalWorkshop, bringing ideas & energy that make the YouthDecide 2040 journey grow bigger every step.
💥 Merci beaucoup, équipe!
Young participants from across Northern Europe joined the #RegionalWorkshop, bringing ideas & energy that make the YouthDecide 2040 journey grow bigger every step.
💥 Merci beaucoup, équipe!
🌱 Big democratic impact grows from small seeds! The #DemocraticInnovations or seeds help you in the process of imagining a better 2040!
In #YouthDecide2040 workshops, these #Seeds inspire new ways to strengthen democracy locally & beyond!
🌐 👉 Explore them here: shorturl.at/5l1Si
In #YouthDecide2040 workshops, these #Seeds inspire new ways to strengthen democracy locally & beyond!
🌐 👉 Explore them here: shorturl.at/5l1Si
September 9, 2025 at 10:17 AM
🌱 Big democratic impact grows from small seeds! The #DemocraticInnovations or seeds help you in the process of imagining a better 2040!
In #YouthDecide2040 workshops, these #Seeds inspire new ways to strengthen democracy locally & beyond!
🌐 👉 Explore them here: shorturl.at/5l1Si
In #YouthDecide2040 workshops, these #Seeds inspire new ways to strengthen democracy locally & beyond!
🌐 👉 Explore them here: shorturl.at/5l1Si
September 4, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Back in 2003, sociologist Barbara Misztal remind us in Memory and Democracy' that democratic life depends not on memory itself, but on how the past is recalled and made meaningful in the present. This insight shapes how we weave memories into visions for the future in YouthDecide 2040. 📚
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September 4, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Back in 2003, sociologist Barbara Misztal remind us in Memory and Democracy' that democratic life depends not on memory itself, but on how the past is recalled and made meaningful in the present. This insight shapes how we weave memories into visions for the future in YouthDecide 2040. 📚
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What’s your first memory of democracy❓
At #YouthDecide2040 we start our workshops with this simple but powerful question. Memories of family, elections or even silence become seeds for rethinking what democracy means today and what it could mean tomorrow... 🌱
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At #YouthDecide2040 we start our workshops with this simple but powerful question. Memories of family, elections or even silence become seeds for rethinking what democracy means today and what it could mean tomorrow... 🌱
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September 4, 2025 at 9:58 AM
What’s your first memory of democracy❓
At #YouthDecide2040 we start our workshops with this simple but powerful question. Memories of family, elections or even silence become seeds for rethinking what democracy means today and what it could mean tomorrow... 🌱
🧵⤵️ 1/3
At #YouthDecide2040 we start our workshops with this simple but powerful question. Memories of family, elections or even silence become seeds for rethinking what democracy means today and what it could mean tomorrow... 🌱
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👩🎨 The Journey to 2040 makes the invisible visible: not just outcomes, but the process of creating, testing & living YouthDecide 2040! 👉🎨 Today we share a glimpse of this story: small artistic expressions!
Next #RegionalWorkshops stops:
Paris 🇫🇷 (6–7 Sept)
Oslo 🇳🇴 (11–12 Sept).
Next #RegionalWorkshops stops:
Paris 🇫🇷 (6–7 Sept)
Oslo 🇳🇴 (11–12 Sept).
August 29, 2025 at 2:57 PM
👩🎨 The Journey to 2040 makes the invisible visible: not just outcomes, but the process of creating, testing & living YouthDecide 2040! 👉🎨 Today we share a glimpse of this story: small artistic expressions!
Next #RegionalWorkshops stops:
Paris 🇫🇷 (6–7 Sept)
Oslo 🇳🇴 (11–12 Sept).
Next #RegionalWorkshops stops:
Paris 🇫🇷 (6–7 Sept)
Oslo 🇳🇴 (11–12 Sept).
☀️ Even on holiday, #DemocracyMatters! Tune into the #CommunicatingDemocracy podcast 🎧
Evi Kiorri talks with Anna Przybylska about trust & digital participation.
Perfect for a beach walk or train ride.
🎧 Listen → shorturl.at/Ng3sg
Evi Kiorri talks with Anna Przybylska about trust & digital participation.
Perfect for a beach walk or train ride.
🎧 Listen → shorturl.at/Ng3sg
Digital platforms of public participation - a deliberative democracy or a delusion? | Ausha
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The EuroPCom podcast series on public communication is produced by the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) in close cooperation with the EuroPCom partners.
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August 1, 2025 at 3:31 PM
☀️ Even on holiday, #DemocracyMatters! Tune into the #CommunicatingDemocracy podcast 🎧
Evi Kiorri talks with Anna Przybylska about trust & digital participation.
Perfect for a beach walk or train ride.
🎧 Listen → shorturl.at/Ng3sg
Evi Kiorri talks with Anna Przybylska about trust & digital participation.
Perfect for a beach walk or train ride.
🎧 Listen → shorturl.at/Ng3sg
🔥 A record-breaking summer. Climate disasters are rising, and so is authoritarianism...
Can democracy survive the #ClimateCrisis? Or could it emerge stronger?
We bet on #youth and democratic renewal!
🔗 Read the full post at #YouthDecide2040's LinkedIn:→ www.linkedin.com/posts/youthd...
Can democracy survive the #ClimateCrisis? Or could it emerge stronger?
We bet on #youth and democratic renewal!
🔗 Read the full post at #YouthDecide2040's LinkedIn:→ www.linkedin.com/posts/youthd...
July 25, 2025 at 3:26 PM
🔥 A record-breaking summer. Climate disasters are rising, and so is authoritarianism...
Can democracy survive the #ClimateCrisis? Or could it emerge stronger?
We bet on #youth and democratic renewal!
🔗 Read the full post at #YouthDecide2040's LinkedIn:→ www.linkedin.com/posts/youthd...
Can democracy survive the #ClimateCrisis? Or could it emerge stronger?
We bet on #youth and democratic renewal!
🔗 Read the full post at #YouthDecide2040's LinkedIn:→ www.linkedin.com/posts/youthd...
The #YouthDecide2040 consortium met in Florence for our first GA!
✨ Lessons learned from the Creative Retreat, mapping the next steps, shaping stakeholder engagement strategies, and documenting the life of the project as it unfolds!
Next stop? #RegionalWorkshops across #Europe❗❗
✨ Lessons learned from the Creative Retreat, mapping the next steps, shaping stakeholder engagement strategies, and documenting the life of the project as it unfolds!
Next stop? #RegionalWorkshops across #Europe❗❗
May 23, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The #YouthDecide2040 consortium met in Florence for our first GA!
✨ Lessons learned from the Creative Retreat, mapping the next steps, shaping stakeholder engagement strategies, and documenting the life of the project as it unfolds!
Next stop? #RegionalWorkshops across #Europe❗❗
✨ Lessons learned from the Creative Retreat, mapping the next steps, shaping stakeholder engagement strategies, and documenting the life of the project as it unfolds!
Next stop? #RegionalWorkshops across #Europe❗❗
🔍 The YouthDecide 2040 journey begins now! We’re planting the first seeds of what’s next:
✨ Reflections on the futures we want
🤝 Designing tools for Europe’s democratic futures
🌍 #RegionalWorkshops coming soon!
Ready to join the #journey?
#YouthDecide2040 #DemocracyFutures #CreativeRetreat
✨ Reflections on the futures we want
🤝 Designing tools for Europe’s democratic futures
🌍 #RegionalWorkshops coming soon!
Ready to join the #journey?
#YouthDecide2040 #DemocracyFutures #CreativeRetreat
May 21, 2025 at 2:21 PM
🔍 The YouthDecide 2040 journey begins now! We’re planting the first seeds of what’s next:
✨ Reflections on the futures we want
🤝 Designing tools for Europe’s democratic futures
🌍 #RegionalWorkshops coming soon!
Ready to join the #journey?
#YouthDecide2040 #DemocracyFutures #CreativeRetreat
✨ Reflections on the futures we want
🤝 Designing tools for Europe’s democratic futures
🌍 #RegionalWorkshops coming soon!
Ready to join the #journey?
#YouthDecide2040 #DemocracyFutures #CreativeRetreat
🇪🇺 75 years after the #SchumanDeclaration, we’re still shaping the future of democracy — and this time, young people are at the heart of it. Now more than ever: #HappyEuropeDay!
👉 Regional workshops now open – join the #OpenCall:
🔗 app.smartsheet.eu/b/form/f5469dc13f3b49d5adf831b1f23cc115
👉 Regional workshops now open – join the #OpenCall:
🔗 app.smartsheet.eu/b/form/f5469dc13f3b49d5adf831b1f23cc115
May 9, 2025 at 8:48 AM
🇪🇺 75 years after the #SchumanDeclaration, we’re still shaping the future of democracy — and this time, young people are at the heart of it. Now more than ever: #HappyEuropeDay!
👉 Regional workshops now open – join the #OpenCall:
🔗 app.smartsheet.eu/b/form/f5469dc13f3b49d5adf831b1f23cc115
👉 Regional workshops now open – join the #OpenCall:
🔗 app.smartsheet.eu/b/form/f5469dc13f3b49d5adf831b1f23cc115
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🗣️What if the future of democracy had your voice baked into it?
Are you a European resident over 18? This call is for you! hashtag #YouthDecide2040 is your chance to co-create a vision of European democracy that feels like yours.
✈️ Travel & accommodation covered!
Apply now! lnkd.in/eN2bjHQ2
Are you a European resident over 18? This call is for you! hashtag #YouthDecide2040 is your chance to co-create a vision of European democracy that feels like yours.
✈️ Travel & accommodation covered!
Apply now! lnkd.in/eN2bjHQ2
📣 Youth Decide 2040 is looking for participants to join our regional workshops and co-create the future of European democracy!
Be part of an immersive workshop where diverse voices come together to imagine and shape resilient, thriving European democracies.
Who can apply? ⤵️
Be part of an immersive workshop where diverse voices come together to imagine and shape resilient, thriving European democracies.
Who can apply? ⤵️
April 15, 2025 at 7:14 AM
🗣️What if the future of democracy had your voice baked into it?
Are you a European resident over 18? This call is for you! hashtag #YouthDecide2040 is your chance to co-create a vision of European democracy that feels like yours.
✈️ Travel & accommodation covered!
Apply now! lnkd.in/eN2bjHQ2
Are you a European resident over 18? This call is for you! hashtag #YouthDecide2040 is your chance to co-create a vision of European democracy that feels like yours.
✈️ Travel & accommodation covered!
Apply now! lnkd.in/eN2bjHQ2
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#Programmes 🧩
💭 What democracy do we want for 2040? The answer to this question cannot but include #youth!
📢 @youthdecide2040.bsky.social is looking for participants for regional workshops to think and co-design the future of European #democracy.
Have a look below! ⬇️
💭 What democracy do we want for 2040? The answer to this question cannot but include #youth!
📢 @youthdecide2040.bsky.social is looking for participants for regional workshops to think and co-design the future of European #democracy.
Have a look below! ⬇️
📣 Youth Decide 2040 is looking for participants to join our regional workshops and co-create the future of European democracy!
Be part of an immersive workshop where diverse voices come together to imagine and shape resilient, thriving European democracies.
Who can apply? ⤵️
Be part of an immersive workshop where diverse voices come together to imagine and shape resilient, thriving European democracies.
Who can apply? ⤵️
April 17, 2025 at 9:00 AM
#Programmes 🧩
💭 What democracy do we want for 2040? The answer to this question cannot but include #youth!
📢 @youthdecide2040.bsky.social is looking for participants for regional workshops to think and co-design the future of European #democracy.
Have a look below! ⬇️
💭 What democracy do we want for 2040? The answer to this question cannot but include #youth!
📢 @youthdecide2040.bsky.social is looking for participants for regional workshops to think and co-design the future of European #democracy.
Have a look below! ⬇️
Anna-Kate Blackwell enriches the @youthdecide2040.bsky.social project consortium by contributing her expertise in organisation engagement and #UK, #EU and international youth #policy.
🌐 To learn more about the European Youth Forum visit www.youthforum.org
🌐 To learn more about the European Youth Forum visit www.youthforum.org
Representing Europe’s youth | European Youth Forum
We are the voice of young people in Europe, standing up for their rights and striving for societies where young people are empowered and are encouraged to achieve their fullest potential as global cit...
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April 7, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Anna-Kate Blackwell enriches the @youthdecide2040.bsky.social project consortium by contributing her expertise in organisation engagement and #UK, #EU and international youth #policy.
🌐 To learn more about the European Youth Forum visit www.youthforum.org
🌐 To learn more about the European Youth Forum visit www.youthforum.org
The European Youth Forum is the biggest platform of youth organisations in Europe and works to empower young people to participate actively in #society to improve their own lives and advocate for their rights.
They promote youth #participation, making young people catalysts for positive change ⤵️
They promote youth #participation, making young people catalysts for positive change ⤵️
April 7, 2025 at 1:05 PM
The European Youth Forum is the biggest platform of youth organisations in Europe and works to empower young people to participate actively in #society to improve their own lives and advocate for their rights.
They promote youth #participation, making young people catalysts for positive change ⤵️
They promote youth #participation, making young people catalysts for positive change ⤵️
💬 YouthDecide 2040 consortium comprises 11 partners with research expertise in areas of democracy research, foresight, participatory deliberation, co-creation, and strategy development.
📌 Today we showcase our partner the @youthforum.bsky.social ⤵️
📌 Today we showcase our partner the @youthforum.bsky.social ⤵️
April 7, 2025 at 1:05 PM
💬 YouthDecide 2040 consortium comprises 11 partners with research expertise in areas of democracy research, foresight, participatory deliberation, co-creation, and strategy development.
📌 Today we showcase our partner the @youthforum.bsky.social ⤵️
📌 Today we showcase our partner the @youthforum.bsky.social ⤵️
🔗 For more info and to apply, visit www.youthdecide2040.eu
The call for applications will remain open through the month of May 2025.
📑 YouthDecide2040 has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme under grant agreement nº 101177438.
The call for applications will remain open through the month of May 2025.
📑 YouthDecide2040 has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme under grant agreement nº 101177438.
Youth Decide |
www.youthdecide2040.eu
April 3, 2025 at 7:46 AM
🔗 For more info and to apply, visit www.youthdecide2040.eu
The call for applications will remain open through the month of May 2025.
📑 YouthDecide2040 has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme under grant agreement nº 101177438.
The call for applications will remain open through the month of May 2025.
📑 YouthDecide2040 has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme under grant agreement nº 101177438.
Workshops will take place in:
📍 Central/Eastern Europe – June 2025
📍 Southern Europe – July 2025
📍 Western Europe – September 2025
📍 Northern Europe – September 2025
📍 ‘Future’ Europe – June 2025
✈️ Travel & accommodation covered for selected participants.
Fill the application form 📄 ⤵️
📍 Central/Eastern Europe – June 2025
📍 Southern Europe – July 2025
📍 Western Europe – September 2025
📍 Northern Europe – September 2025
📍 ‘Future’ Europe – June 2025
✈️ Travel & accommodation covered for selected participants.
Fill the application form 📄 ⤵️
April 3, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Workshops will take place in:
📍 Central/Eastern Europe – June 2025
📍 Southern Europe – July 2025
📍 Western Europe – September 2025
📍 Northern Europe – September 2025
📍 ‘Future’ Europe – June 2025
✈️ Travel & accommodation covered for selected participants.
Fill the application form 📄 ⤵️
📍 Central/Eastern Europe – June 2025
📍 Southern Europe – July 2025
📍 Western Europe – September 2025
📍 Northern Europe – September 2025
📍 ‘Future’ Europe – June 2025
✈️ Travel & accommodation covered for selected participants.
Fill the application form 📄 ⤵️
🧭 The wider, the better
Are you a European resident over 18? This call is for you!
We're fostering intergenerational discussions on the future of European democracy, centring youth voices (18-34).
🗺️ Where will the workshops be held?
Are you a European resident over 18? This call is for you!
We're fostering intergenerational discussions on the future of European democracy, centring youth voices (18-34).
🗺️ Where will the workshops be held?
April 3, 2025 at 7:46 AM
🧭 The wider, the better
Are you a European resident over 18? This call is for you!
We're fostering intergenerational discussions on the future of European democracy, centring youth voices (18-34).
🗺️ Where will the workshops be held?
Are you a European resident over 18? This call is for you!
We're fostering intergenerational discussions on the future of European democracy, centring youth voices (18-34).
🗺️ Where will the workshops be held?