Political education - pretty "tricky"?

By Sherley De DeurwaerderLex Kleren Switch to German for original article

Super election year, political change, and social media as a source of information: How formal political education is adapting to provide young Luxembourgers with the space needed to understand contemporary political trends and debates.

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Nineteen-year-old Maeva* (name changed by the editors) attends a 2e, section A: languages. Like many of her classmates, she was required to vote in the 2023/24 school year. She told us how she experienced the super election year as a pupil. "If you tried to start conversations about politics with your friends, they were quickly annoyed and couldn't really add anything to the discussion. They're not interested, that's just the way it is, " she says. Although there are always a few classmates who are more politically aware, they are clearly in the minority.

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