The elections to the European Parliament will take place on 9 June 2024. In Germany, young people aged 16 and over will be able to vote for the first time and they are demanding that their voices be heard in politics. Issues relating to peace and security are increasingly among the core interests that influence their voting decisions.
The escape game "Unlock Europe - The Escape Game on Peace and Security in Europe" presented in our sixth BKHS Viewpoint provides insights into young people's perspectives on these issues and shows examples of how target group-orientated formats of political education can be implemented.
Based on this, Alisa Rieth, Julia Strasheim, Merle Strunk, Hendrik Hegemann and Holger Niemann derive recommendations for target group-orientated communication between politicians and young people.
The Escape Game is a cooperation project between the Federal Chancellor Helmut Schmidt Foundation and the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg.
