AEGEE Election Observation

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AEGEE Election Observation provides a youth perspective on elections in Europe by training and deploying young people on election observation missions.

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AEGEE Election Observation provides a youth perspective on elections in Europe. We do this by deploying young people on election observation missions to specifically assess youth engagement.

This is important because young people are underrepresented in elections across Europe. We want to understand why.

Our vision is to use the findings of our missions to compile the world's first comprehensive comparative index of youth engagement in elections.

This data will enable policymakers, organisations and individuals to understand the reasons behind low youth participation, and to take action to engage the next generation in electoral processes.

Some issues in elections exclusively impact young people. Understanding these issues requires a youth perspective backed by comparative and verified data.

To achieve our vision, our election experts are creating the unprecedented Manual for the Observation of Youth in Electoral Processes. This publication is inspired by the methodology of the OSCE/ODIHR, a world authority in election observation.

We train and deploy those who are best-placed to assess youth engagement - young people themselves. Our observers undertake research prior to deployment, and collect vital on-the-ground information on youth participation. They share their experiences and findings in line with our methodology in order to provide a youth perspective grounded in international best practice for election observation, expressed through the Final Report produced after the mission.

Since our founding in 2013, we have deployed over 300 observers on 10+ missions across Europe. We are now maximising the value of future missions by refining our observation methodology.

We are presently seeking to expand our funding base in order to accelerate our progress to understanding the underrepresentation of young people in electoral processes.

Find out more here: http://electionobservationproject.blogactiv.eu/2016/07/25/what-happens-on-an-aegee-election-observation-mission/