In January 2019, Chatham House, in partnership with the Robert Bosch Stiftung, canvassed the opinions of young people from across Africa and Europe as part of the Common Futures Conversations project.
The consultation gathered the respondents’ views on which political issues mattered to them, as well as data on their social media preferences and political engagement. This briefing provides an overview of what was found.
The first section of the consultation was designed to provide a sense of the backgrounds of respondents; in terms of age, gender, location, education, occupation and travel habits. The latter three elements were seen as important to understanding the extent to which respondents might be seen as belonging to ‘elites’ within their respective countries. For instance, regular intercontinental travel might be seen as an indicator of wealth or social status. The following infographic outlines the results.
