EU Citizenship Beyond Urban Centres: Perceptions and Practices of Young People in East Central European Peripheral Areas (The Future of Europe)

EU Citizenship Beyond Urban Centres: Perceptions and Practices of Young People in East Central European Peripheral Areas (The Future of Europe)
by: Astrid Lorenz (Editor),Lisa H. Anders (Editor)
Publisher: Springer
Edition: 1st ed. 2023
Publication Date: 2023/7/15
Language: English
Print Length: 259 pages
ISBN-10: 303129792X
ISBN-13: 9783031297922
Book Description
This open access book provides in-depth and comparative analyses of how young people in peripheral areas in Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania perceive EU citizenship. It also informs the reader about the challenges faced by EU Youth Dialogue projects that aim at promoting active (EU) citizenship in these areas and it offers context-specific recommendations for local, regional, national and European policymakers and people working with young people. The contributions are based on new qualitative data collected within the framework of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence at Leipzig University. It will be of interest to practitioners and scholars working on Europe and the EU, citizenship and the promotion of an active EU citizenship beyond urban centres.
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This open access book provides in-depth and comparative analyses of how young people in peripheral areas in Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania perceive EU citizenship. It also informs the reader about the challenges faced by EU Youth Dialogue projects that aim at promoting active (EU) citizenship in these areas and it offers context-specific recommendations for local, regional, national and European policymakers and people working with young people. The contributions are based on new qualitative data collected within the framework of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence at Leipzig University. It will be of interest to practitioners and scholars working on Europe and the EU, citizenship and the promotion of an active EU citizenship beyond urban centres. Read more