1. Challenges and Perspectives for Young People in South East Europe
13th International Youth Conference
European Values for the Future of SEE Countries
Challenges and Perspectives for Young People in South East Europe
Dane Taleski, PhD
14 September, 2015
Krushevo

2. Structure Political Values Political Interests and Participation
Attitudes about the EU
Emigration intentions

3. FES supported youth studies

4. Publications
Cela, A., Fshazi, T., Mazniku, A., Kamberi, G., & Smaja, J. (2013). Albanian youth 2011: Between present hopes and future insecurities. Tirana: Friedrich Ebert Foundation and IDRA Research & Consulting.
Flere, S., Klanjsek, R., Lavric, M., Kirmis, A, Krajnc, M. T., Divjak, M., . . .Naterer, A. (2013). Slovenian youth 2013: Living in times of disillusionment, risk and precarity, Maribor and Zagreb: Center for the Study of Post-Yugoslav Societies and Friedrich Ebert Foundation.
Ilišin, V., Bouillet, D., Gvozdanović, A, & Potočnik, D. (2013). Youth in a time of crisis. Zagreb: Institute for Social Research and Friedrich Ebert Foundation.
Latkovic, M.T., Popovska, M.B., Serafimovska, E., & Cekic, A. (2013). Youth Study Macedonia Skopje: Friedrich Ebert Foundation.
Mitev, P. E. & Kovacheva, S. (2014). Young people in European Bulgaria, A sociological portrait Sofia: Friedrich Ebert Foundation.
Pasha, A., Xhangolli, K, Dundo, J., Gjokuta, B., Tahiri, Z., & Lena, O. (2012). Kosovo Youth Study: Forward looking, grounded in tradition. Prishtina: Friedrich Ebert Foundation and IDRA.
Sandu, D., Stoica, C., & Umbres, R. (2014). Romanian youth: Worries, aspirations, values and lifestyle. Bucharest: Friedrich Ebert Foundation and Center for Urban and Regional Sociology.

5. Political Values Most important value Trust Volunteering
(No)Confidence in institutions
Accepting and supporting diversity

6. Most important values

7. Trust

8. Volunteering

9. Highest confidence in institutions

10. Lowest confidence in institutions

11. Democratic institutions

12. Would you like to have as a neighbor

13. Political interests and participation
Are you satisfied with the state of democracy in your country?
Are you interested in politics on national level?
Electoral turnout and voting
Youth representation in politics
Influence on governing institutions: national vs local

14. Are you satisfied with the state of democracy?

15. Are you interested in national politics?

16. Voted in all elections up to now

17. Youth are represented in politics

18. Youth can influence governing institutions

19. Attitudes toward the EU
Do you support EU membership? Why?
Expected benefits and losses
In which country do you think that the support is highest and in which lowest?

20. Support for EU membership

21. Expected benefits Albania: freedom of movement, easier travel and stay
Bosnia and Herzegovina: employment possibilities, travel and friendship
Bulgaria: travel and friendship, minority right
Croatia: culture, education and economic benefit
Kosovo: economic opportunities and freedom of movement
Macedonia: foreign investments, economic development

22. Emigration intentions
Would you leave your country? Why?
Where would you go? In which country?
Where do you think that emigration intentions are highest, and where are they lowest?

23. Percent of youth that say will leave

24. Where would they go Albania: Italy, UK, USA, Germany
BiH: Germany, Austria, Scandinavian countries
Bulgaria: Germany, Italy, Austria, UK
Croatia: Germany, Austria, Italy
Kosovo: Switzerland, Germany, Italy
Macedonia: Western Europe, USA and Canada
Romania: Germany, UK, Italy
Slovenia: USA, Austria, Germany

25. Discussion
Which results surprised you? What was unexpected for you? Why?
Which results confirmed your expectations? Why?
What conclusions do you draw from the results?