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This field guide offers practical methods and frameworks for educators and youth workers who want to engage young people (aged 11–18) in everyday democracy.
Democracy education, youth participation, non-formal education, active citizenship, creative methods, social justice, facilitation, power structures, civic engagement, critical thinking
This field guide offers practical methods and frameworks for educators and youth workers who want to engage young people (aged 11–18) in everyday democracy. Drawing on the Critical ChangeLab project (Horizon Europe), it presents five phases of democratic pedagogy — Grounding, Co-constructing Knowledge, Envisioning, Putting Into Practice, and Reflecting Together — alongside 15 hands-on creative methods such as Meme Making, Theatre of the Oppressed, Photovoice, Zine Making, and Walk of Privilege. The guide is grounded in a social justice approach to democracy education and encourages facilitators to work with discomfort, power structures, and youth agency as central elements of the learning process.
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http://toolbox.salto-youth.net/5582
This tool is for
Youth workers, educators, facilitators, civil society organisations working with young people aged 11–18
and addresses
Youth Democracy projects
It is recommended for use in:
Capacity Building
The tool was created by
European Alternatives
in the context of
Critical Change Lab
The tool was published to the Toolbox by
Noemi Pittalà (on 1 April 2026)
and last modified
31 March 2026
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