Youth Participation in Slovakia: National Report

pridal Martin Botťánek

Participation – through co-decision-making, sharing of responsibility and cooperation – provides opportunities for young people to enter the process of realization of sectoral policies (that of the family, employment, housing etc.), giving them a chance to improve the living conditions of young people in Slovakia.

So far, the participatory efforts of young people are visible mainly in the activities of youth civic associations, through which demands are formulated towards governmental and self-government bodies. A majority of young people is still to discover the potential benefits of participation on decision-making and on the realization of projects. This is due on one hand to the lack of information on participation opportunities and relatively few opportunities to get involved in decision-making processes at regional level. On the other hand its also due to the fact that participatory efforts and practices are rarely viewed by young people as tools of civic life that could be used by them. They often choose to remain in the roles of observers, critics or claimants.

National Report – Slovakia

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