The brief addresses the role of social and gender norms in shaping youth participation, with a focus on equitable access and political inclusion. Acknowledging barriers and opportunities, the brief provides recommendations for government institutions, civil society organizations, and political parties to foster more inclusive spaces for youth engagement by addressing both structural and cultural barriers to participation.
The brief is an outcome of the Youth Civic and Political Participation Policy Lab, organized by the Arab Renaissance and Democracy Organization (ARDD) in partnership with the Center for Strategic Studies at the University of Jordan, as part of the New Generation Program. It highlights the fifth session of the lab titled “Social Norms and Political Processes: Pathways to Enhance Civic and Political Participation”, and what twenty participants from political science and law students from the University of Jordan discussed in this regard. Following the lab’s work methodology, the session featured Dina Al-Basheer, a lawyer and member of the Jordanian Parliament, and was moderated by Ibrahim Al-Adra, Lecturer in the Department of Social Work at the University of Jordan’s Faculty of Arts.
