What is International Youth Policy?

Youth Policy is a plan or course of action, of governments, political party, or organisation, intended to influence and determine decisions, actions, and other matters in the area of youth.

The purpose of youth policy is to create conditions for learning, opportunity and experience which ensure and enable young people to develop the knowledge, skills and competences to be actors of democracy and to integrate into society, in particular playing active part in both civil society and the labour market. The key measures of youth policies are to promote citizenship learning and the integrated policy approach.  REF: Siurala, Lasse (2005): European framework of youth policy

European Youth Policy Vocabulary

A brief guide to European Youth Policy institutions and terms. REF:  Nalbantoglu, Ilmari (2006) for pre meeting for young active citizenships.  

Research

Check out the latest research on Youth Policy "Investing in Youth: from Childhood to Adulthood", research undertaken by the Bureau of European Policy Advisors. 

See the issues section for more sources of information and opinions on European Youth Policy.