Young voters flirting with the extremes: A natural protest or a new worrying trend?

11 December, 2017 | 16:00 – 18:00
Institut Francais, Sedlárska 7, Bratislava

Objective of the debate
The discussion aims to discuss the trends in the voting patterns and and political engagement of young people in Central and Eastern European region and confront them with the view from France.
Key questions:
• What are the voting patterns of young people?
• Are they more prone to populism and casting votes for extremist or anti-system parties?
• Which factors are important in shaping their political awareness?
• Do they believe in liberal democracy?
• What do they think about the European integration?

PANELISTS
Léonore ROQUEFEUILLE
CEO at VOX.org, France

Oľga GYARFÁŠOVÁ
Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia

Hunyadi BULCSÚ
Political Capital Institute, Hungary

Alena NAVRÁTILOVÁ
Palacký University in Olomouc, Czech Republic

MODERATOR
Zuzana GABRIŽOVÁ
Editor-in-chief, EURACTIV Slovakia

PROGRAM
15:30 – 16:00 Registration
16:00 – 17:30 Discussion
17:30 – 18:00 Reception

We would also like to understand whether there are similarities between the trends in newer and older EU Member States and what strategies can be taken to tackle some negative trends.
The participation at the event is free of charge. 

The event will take place in Slovak and English with simultaneous interpretation.

Discussion is organized by EUROPOLICY & EURACTIV.sk in cooperation with Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung and Institut Français - Fonds d’Alembert

FOR MORE INFORMATION
Štefan BAKO
bako@euractiv.sk
+421 905 138 529