Restless Development, in collaboration with Democracy Moves, has been awarded a grant of 7,500 euros as part of the Porticus Learning Partnership. The grant aims to support youth-led action research in the areas of Democratic Governance and Civic Engagement. Over the next 18 months, three small-scale sub-grants of 2,500 euros each will be awarded, with two grants to be awarded in Year 1 of implementation and one grant in Year 2.
ObjectivesThe youth researcher will play a key role in conducting action research and generating youth-led insights on a specific topic related to civic engagement or democratic governance. The research should aim to create new findings and recommendations that can be used to advocate for and drive positive change to create new pathways to achieve fairer, more sustainable and democratic futures. In addition, the researcher will contribute to the development of insights for donors and partners on how to effectively support youth-led research and facilitate change.
Research topics:
The following research themes were identified on the basis of consultations with the Democracy Moves network, learning questions developed with Porticus and the potential to extend the research as part of other funded initiatives:
- Intergenerational alliances to combat the rise of authoritarianism
- Organise to fight democratic regression
- Young people's political participation - influence and impact beyond the elections
- Intersectional youth movements - effective support, gaps and impactful initiatives
- Local threats and opportunities related to digital technologies
- Impact (positive/negative) of new media technologies
Submit your research proposal by 16 July 2023.
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