As online environments and artificial intelligence increasingly shape political discourse and engagement, it is crucial to understand how contemporary technologies influence young people’s political awareness, activism, and the formation of their political identities.
To bridge the gap between up-to-date research and life applications, researchers will join policymakers, activists, and educators. The conference “Democracy and Youth in the Digital Age”, from 19 to 21 March, brings together experts from various fields, each exploring a critical aspect of democracy and youth engagement in the digital age:
- Fragmentation versus participation: The public sphere in digital age, chaired by Prof. Robin Samuel
- Parliamentary democracy versus activism: Techniques of engagement, chaired by Prof. Stefan Braum
- Truth versus trust: Affective politics after the end of argument, chaired by Prof. Anna-Lena Högenauer
- Memory versus history: Imagined identities and ethical claims, chaired by Prof. Andrea Binsfeld
- Gaming versus explaining? The future of political education, chaired by Prof. Pedro Cardoso-Leite
- Cultures of democracy: Political narratives and forms of representation, chaired by Matja Gruden, Director of Democracy at the Council of Europe
You can’t make it for the three days of the conference?
The opening ceremony, including keynote speech by Prof. Alain Berset, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, as well as the final session with the synthesis of each panel chair and the roundtable, will be streamed on the University’s Youtube page.
Evolving technologies and political participation
The conference is organised in the framework of Luxembourg’s chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, and it aims to develop concrete solutions to the challenges and opportunities of youth political participation in the digital age.