Youth Studies

What are young people afraid of or hopeful about? In a rapidly changing world that is challenged by climate change, inequalities, aging societies, and democratic decline in many of its parts, FES Youth Studies investigate how young generations perceive the development of their societies and their personal future. The aim is to encourage informed debate about the interests, values, and life circumstances of young people between the ages of 15 and 29 in the following domains:

  • Education
  • Employment and Mobility
  • Family and Friends
  • General Values, Attitudes and Perceptions
  • Political Attitudes and Perceptions.

FES has conducted numerous youth studies around the world since 2009. As of 2018, Youth Studies at FES Democracy of the Future are focused on Southern Eastern Europe, Russia, Central Asia, Eastern Central Europe, and the Baltic States. Further studies are being conducted in the Middle East and Northern Africa, as well as for individual countries around the world. 

Check out our website for FES youthstudies across Europe and the Caucasus: youthstudies.fes.de

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Flagship Publications

A Segmentation Analysis of Youth in Southeast Europe

Building on the representative FES Youth Study Southeast Europe 2024, this new analysis takes a deeper look at the values, attitudes, and democratic orientations of young people aged 14 to 29 across 12 countries.

Using segmentation analysis, the study identifies six distinct types of young people, revealing how they differ in terms of worldview, trust in institutions, political participation, and aspirations — and where they predominantly live. These findings offer valuable guidance on how to engage different groups of youth more effectively, both within EU member states and in neighboring regions.

The Six Faces of Youth in Southeast Europe

Avramovska, Elena ; Dzebo, Semir ; Lutz, Johanna

Youth study Southeast Europe: the six faces of youth 2025

a segmentation analysis and recommendations for engagement

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Youth Study Southeast Europe 2024

Independent but concerned: the voices of young people in Southeast Europe

How do young people across Southeast Europe (SEE) perceive societal development and their personal futures? This study provides comparative insights from twelve countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Greece, and Türkiye) for the purpose of fostering informed debate about their views on politics and democracy in the context of their life circumstances and values. Focusing on individuals aged 14 to 29, the Comparative Youth Study SEE 2024 builds on previous surveys conducted in the region by the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung.

For each of the participating countries, scientistis from the respective regions were commissioned to produce individual country reports. Find all individual country reports plus additional analyses under youthstudies.fes.de, or in the list of youth studies publications below.

The regional comparative youth study was written by Jasmin Hasanović (lead author), Emina AdilovićMiran Lavrič and Dragan Stanojević and edited by Elena Avramovska (FES Democracy for the Future). The study was prepared based on a representative survey conducted by IPSOS between February 9 and March 25, 2024 using computer-assisted online interviews (CAWI), computer-assisted telephone interviews and computer-assisted face -to -face interviews. 

Youth Study Southeast Europe 2024

Hasanović, Jasmin ; Lavrič, Miran ; Adilović, Emina ; Stanojević, Dragan

Youth study Southeast Europe 2024

independent but concerned: the voices of young people in Southeast Europe

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All Youth Study Publications

Šantić, Danica ; Stojilković Gnjatović, Jelena ; Toković, Milena

Mladi u Srbiji - Srbija 2024

gereracija bez granica

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Iliou, Katerina ; Kakepakē, Manina

Meletē neolaías Ellada 2024

atomikistes/ries kai anikanopoíētoi/es, ma thelun na akustei ē fonē tus

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Iliou, Katerina ; Kakepakē, Manina

Youth study Greece 2024

individualistic and unsatisfied but wanting their voice to be heard

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Avramovska, Elena ; Dzebo, Semir ; Lutz, Johanna

Youth study Southeast Europe: the six faces of youth 2025

a segmentation analysis and recommendations for engagement

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Popivanov, Boris ; Simeonov, Parvan ; Georgiev, Stefan ; Elenkova, Liliya ; Petkova, Yanitsa ; Galyova, Yuliana

Youth study Bulgaria 2024

optimism for the self, pessimism for society: Bulgaria's youth facing times of insecurity

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Popivanov, Boris ; Simeonov, Parvan ; Georgiev, Stefan ; Elenkova, Liliya ; Petkova, Yanitsa ; Galyova, Yuliana

Izsledvane na mladežta Bălgarija 2024

optimizăm za ličnostta, pesimizăm za obščestvoto: Bălgarskata mladež văv vremena na nesigurnost

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Osmić, Amer ; Turčilo, Lejla ; Mujagić, Nermina

Youth study Bosnia and Herzegovina 2024

exploring the position, opinions and attitutes of young people in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Lüküslü, Demet ; Uzun, Begüm

Youth study Türkiye 2024

committed democrats yet ardent nationalists: Turkey's youth at the crossroads

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Lüküslü, Demet ; Uzun, Begüm

Gençlik araṣtırması Türkiye 2024

kararlı demokratlar mi yoksa coṣkulu milliyetçil mi? : yol ayrımında Türkiye gençliği

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Topuzovska Latkovikj, Marija ; Borota Popovska, Mirjana ; Naumovska, Bojana ; Starova, Nita

Studiija za mladi Severna Makedonija 2024

spravuvanje so nezadovolstvoto: perspektivite na mladite vo pogled na obrazovanieto, vrabotuvanjeto i migracijata

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Topuzovska Latkovikj, Marija ; Borota Popovska, Mirjana ; Naumovska, Bojana ; Starova, Nita

Studim për të rintjë Maqedonia e Veriut 2024

navigimi i pakëenaqësisë: perspektivat e të rinjve për arsim, punësim dhe emigrim në Maqedoninë e Veriut

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Ostojić, Valentina

Youth study Montenegro 2024

navigating uncertainty amidst traditional constraints

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Ostojić, Valentina

Studija o mladima Crna Gora 2024

suočavanje sa nesigurnostima u tradicionalnim okvirima

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Topuzovska Latkovikj, Marija ; Borota Popovska, Mirjana ; Naumovska, Bojana ; Starova, Nita

Youth study North Macedonia 2024

navigating discontent: youth perspectives on education, employment, and migration

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Çela, Alba (Hrsg.) ; Kamberi, Geron (Hrsg.) ; Gega, Klodian (Hrsg.)

Studimi për rininë Shqipëri 2024

rinia shqiptare - peng i një tranzicioni pa fund

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Çela, Alba (Hrsg.) ; Kamberi, Geron (Hrsg.) ; Gega, Klodian (Hrsg.)

Youth study Albania 2024

Albanian young people - hostage to a never-ending transition

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Berisha, Butrint (Hrsg.) ; Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. Prishtina Office

Youth study Kosovo 2024

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Berisha, Butrint (Hrsg.) ; Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. Prishtina Office

Studimi për rininë Kosovë 2024

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Berisha, Butrint (Hrsg.) ; Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. Prishtina Office

Studija o mladima Kosovo 2024

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Gvozdanović, Anja ; Adamović, Mirjana ; Antulić Majcen, Sandra ; Baketa, Nikola ; Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. Büro Kroatien

Youth study Croatia 2024

youth in times of uncertainty

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Gvozdanović, Anja ; Adamović, Mirjana ; Antulić Majcen, Sandra ; Baketa, Nikola

Studija o mladima Hrvatska 2024

mladi u vremenu neizvjesnosti

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Bădescu, Gabriel ; Umbreș, Radu ; Voicu, Mălina ; Tufiş, Claudiu D.

Youth study Romania 2024

opinions, fears, and aspirations of youth in a Romania of social inequalities

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Bădescu, Gabriel ; Umbreș, Radu ; Voicu, Mălina ; Tufiş, Claudiu D.

Youth study România 2024

opinii, temeri şi aspiraţii ale tinerilor într-o Românie a inegalităţilor sociale

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Klanjšek, Rudi

Youth study Slovenia 2024

economic realitions of Slovenian Youth - from precarity and umemployment to housing distress and rejection of open borders : five key points on economic issues facing youth in Slovenia

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Klanjšek, Rudi

Raziskava mladih Slovenija 2024

ekonomske realnosti slovenske mladine - od prekarnosti in brezposelnosti do stanovanjske stiske in zavračanja odprtih meja : 5 ključnih točk o ekonomskih problematikah med slovensko mladino

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Rutar, Tibor

Raziskava mladih Slovenija 2024

politika se vrača: Razlaga porasta politične angažiranosti in zasuka v desno med slovensko mladino : 5 ključnih točk o stanju na področju politike med slovensko mladino

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Lavrič, Miran

Raziskava mladih Slovenija 2024

kaj mladi želijo in potrebujejo: vrednote, strahovi in splošni položaj slovenske mladine : 5 ključnih točk o tem, kaj si mladi v Sloveniji želijo in potrebujejo

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Lavrič, Miran

Youth study Slovenia 2024

what young people want and need: values, fears and the general situation of Slovenian youth : 5 key point on what young people in Slovenia want and need

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Rutar, Tibor

Youth study Slovenia 2024

politics is back: explaining the recent political re-engagement and rightward drift among Slovene youth : 5 key point on the state of politics among Slovene youth

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Shubladze, Rati

Youth study comparative analysis 2023

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia

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Shubladze, Rati

[Youth study comparative analysis 2023]

[Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia]

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Siriphan Noksūan Sawatdī ; Domjun, Jiraporn

Youth study Thailand

2020-2021

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Hasanović, Jasmin ; Lavrič, Miran ; Adilović, Emina ; Stanojević, Dragan

Youth study Southeast Europe 2024

independent but concerned: the voices of young people in Southeast Europe

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Nathanson, Roby (Hrsg.) ; Gazid, Ido (Hrsg.) ; Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. Israel Office

[Personal, national and social attitudes of the Isreali youth]

[the 5th youth study of the Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation

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Shubladze, Rati ; Sichinava, David ; Khoshtaria, Tamar ; Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. Regional Office for the South Caucasus

Gәnclәrә dair tәdqiqat Azәrbaycan gәnclәrinin sәsi

münasibәtler, dәyәrlәr vә gәlәcәk perspektivlәr

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Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. Regional Office for the South Caucasus

Gәnclәrә dair tәdqiqat Azәrbaycan gәnclәrinin sәsi

münasibәtler, dәyәrlәr vә gәlәcәk perspektivlәr

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Shubladze, Rati ; Sichinava, David ; Khoshtaria, Tamar ; Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. Regional Office for the South Caucasus

Youth study youth voices of Azerbaijan

attituted, values and future prospects

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Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. Regional Office for the South Caucasus

Youth study youth voices of Azerbaijan

attitutes, values and future prospects

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Vermishyan, Harutyun ; Balasanyan, Sona ; Darbinyan, Tatyana

[Youth study Armenia]

[(in)dependence generation]

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[Youth study Armenia]

[(in)dependence generation : executive summary]

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Vermishyan, Harutyun ; Balasanyan, Sona ; Darbinyan, Tatyana

Youth study Armenia

(in)dependence generation

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Youth study Armenia

(in)dependence generation : executive summary

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Prohniṭchi, Valeriu

Tineri din Republica Moldova

o generaṭie polarizată ṣi alienată : concluziile studiului despre tineri 2022

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Prohniṭchi, Valeriu

Moldovan youth

alienated and polarized : conclusions of the Moldova youth study 2022

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Shubladze, Rati ; Sichinava, David ; Khoshtaria, Tamar

Youth study generation of independent Georgia

in between hopes and uncertainties

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[Youth study generation of independent Georgia]

[in between hopes and uncertainties : executive summary]

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Youth study generation of independent Georgia

in between hopes and uncertainties : executive summary

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Shubladze, Rati ; Sichinava, David ; Khoshtaria, Tamar

[Youth study generation of independent Georgia]

[in between hopes and uncertainties]

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Abū-Rummān, Muḥammad ; Alkhatib, Walid

Youth in Jordan

FES MENA youth study: results analysis

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Abū-Rummān, Muḥammad ; Alkhatib, Walid

[Youth in Jordan]

[FES MENA youth study: results analysis]

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Harring, Marius ; Lamby, Daniela ; Peitz, Julia ; Bíró-Nagy, András ; Szabó, Andrea

Jugendstudie persönlicher Optimismus, nationaler Pessimismus, Vertrauen in Europa

ein Vergleich der Werte, Einstellungen und Pläne junger Menschen in der Tschechischen Republik, Estland, Ungarn, Lettland, Litauen, Polen und der Slowakei

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Harring, Marius ; Lamby, Daniela ; Peitz, Julia ; Bíró-Nagy, András ; Szabó, Andrea

Jugendstudie persönlicher Optimismus, nationaler Pessimismus, Vertrauen in Europa

ein Vergleich der Werte, Einstellungen und Pläne junger Menschen in der Tschechischen Republik, Estland, Ungarn, Lettland, Litauen, Polen und der Slowakei

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Harring, Marius ; Lamby, Daniela ; Peitz, Julia ; Bíró-Nagy, András ; Szabó, Andrea

Youth study personal optimism, national pessimism, trust in Europe

a comparison of values, attituted and plans of young people in the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithania, Poland, and Slovakia

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Harring, Marius ; Lamby, Daniela ; Peitz, Julia ; Bíró-Nagy, András ; Szabó, Andrea

Youth study personal optimism, national pessimism, trust in Europe

a comparison of values, attituted and plans of young people in the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithania, Poland, and Slovakia

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Khatib, Ghassan al-

Youth in Palestine

FES MENA youth study: results analysis

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Khatib, Ghassan al-

[Youth in Palestine]

[FES MENA youth study: results analysis]

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Battahani, Atta el-

Youth in Sudan

FES MENA youth study: results analysis

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Battahani, Atta el-

[Youth in Sudan]

[FES MENA youth study: results analysis]

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Tamim, Kamal Naif

Youth in Yemen

FES MENA youth study: results analysis

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Tamim, Kamal Naif

[Youth in Yemen]

[FES MENA youth study: results analysis]

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Siriphan Noksūan Sawatdī ; Domjun, Jiraporn

Youth study Thailand

2020-2021

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Khalifa, Asma

Youth in Libya

FES MENA youth study: results analysis

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Khalifa, Asma

[Youth in Libya]

[FES MENA youth study: results analysis]

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Meften, Ahmed Qasim ; Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. Amman Office

Youth in Iraq

FES MENA youth study: results analysis

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Meften, Ahmed Qasim ; Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. Amman Office

[Youth in Iraq]

[FES MENA youth study: results analysis]

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Douelhy, Michel

Youth in Lebanon

FES MENA youth study: results analysis

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Douelhy, Michel

[Youth in Lebanon]

[FES MENA youth study: results analysis]

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Harring, Marius ; Lamby, Daniela ; Bíró-Nagy, András ; Szabó, Andrea

Youth study Growing up in Central Eastern Europe

an international comparison on the living conditions of young people in Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia

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Harring, Marius ; Lamby, Daniela ; Bíró-Nagy, András ; Szabó, Andrea

Youth study Growing up in Central Eastern Europe

an international comparison on the living conditions of young people in Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia

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Diab, Jasmin Lilian

Syrian refugee youth in Lebanon

FES MENA Youth Study: results analysis

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Diab, Jasmin Lilian

[Syrian refugee youth in Lebanon]

[FES MENA Youth Study: results analysis]

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Youth study Czechia

2021 : secure presence, challenging future

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Česká mládež v roce 2021

2021 : bezpečná přítomnost, náročná budoucnost

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Jungwirth, Matěj ; Kratochvil, Martin ; Buchtík, Martin

Youth study Czechia

2021 : secure presence, challenging future

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Jungwirth, Matěj ; Kratochvil, Martin ; Buchtík, Martin

Česká mládež v roce 2021

2021 : bezpečná přítomnost, náročná budoucnost

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Kajta, Justyna ; Mrozowicki, Adam

Młodzi ludzie w Polsce

między rozczarowaniem panstwem a nadzieją na lepsze źycie ; 2020/2021

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Krawatzek, Félix

A glimmer of hope

youth in Ukraine before the war

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Krawatzek, Félix

Adrift from politics

youth in Russia before the war

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Youth study Baltic countries

2022

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Kajta, Justyna ; Mrozowicki, Adam

Young people in Poland

between disappointment with the state and hope for a better life : 2020 / 2021

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Bíró-Nagy, András ; Szabó, Andrea

Youth study Hungary

Discontent. Polarisation. Pro-Europeanism : 2021

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Baboš, Pavol ; Világi, Aneta

Youth study Slovakia

2021 : dissatisfied but not leaving

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Harring, Marius ; Lamby, Daniela ; Peitz, Julia ; Tiulegenov, Medet

Youth study Kyrgyzstan

lost in transition? : 2020/2021

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Kaprāns, Mārtiņš

The different faces of COVID-era reality

2020 / 2021 : the emerging Corona generation in the Baltic states

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Baboš, Pavol ; Világi, Aneta

Maturing prematurely

2020/2021 : a pandemic year in the life of young people in Eastern Central Europe

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Lavrič, Miran ; Tomanović, Smiljka ; Jusić, Miran

Youth study Southeast Europe 2018/2019

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Bădescu, Gabriel ; Sandu, Daniel ; Angi, Daniela ; Greab, Carmen

Youth study Romania 2018/2019

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Popadić, Dragan ; Pavlović, Zoran ; Mihailović, Srećko

Youth study Serbia 2018/2019

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Naterer, Andrej ; Lavrič, Miran ; Klanjšek, Rudi

Youth study Slovenia 2018/2019

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Djukanović, Petar

Youth study Montenegro 2018/2019

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Topuzovska Latkoviḱ, Marija ; Borota Popovska, Mirjana ; Serafimoska, Eleonora ; Cekikj, Anta ; Starova, Nita

Youth study North Macedonia 2018/2019

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Gvozdanović, Anja ; Ilišin, Vlasta ; Adamović, Mirjana

Youth study Croatia 2018/2019

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Rrumbullaku, Oltion

Youth study Kosovo 2018/2019

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Mitev, Petăr-Emil ; Popivanov, Boris ; Kovačeva, Sijka ; Simeonov, Parvan

Youth study Bulgaria 2018/2019

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Turčilo, Lejla ; Osmić, Amer ; Kapidžić, Damir

Youth study Bosnia and Herzegonina 2018/2019

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Kamberi, Geron ; Çela, Alba

Youth study Albania 2018/2019

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Transfeld, Mareike

[Waiting for the state, relying on the family]

[Yemen's youth in peril : FES MENA youth study: country analysis Yemen]

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Rosiny, Stephan

Lebanon: the predecessor of the Arab Spring?

the youth is sceptical but not desperate : FES MENA youth study: country analysis Lebanon

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Khatib, Ghassan

Turning away from politics

a survey among Palestinian youth ; FES MENA youth study: country analysis Palestine

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Dihstelhoff, Julius

Coping with frustration

a self-assessment of Tunisian youth : FES MENA youth study: country analysis Tunisia

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