{"id":1495,"date":"2023-05-25T12:16:17","date_gmt":"2023-05-25T12:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/?page_id=1495"},"modified":"2026-04-21T10:05:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T10:05:43","slug":"the-young-researchers-network","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/the-young-researchers-network\/","title":{"rendered":"The Young Researchers\u2019 Network"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background has-medium-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#c2dedc\">The <strong>Young Researchers&rsquo; Network<\/strong> is an initiative developed in the framework of the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">European Democracy Hub<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/epd.eu\/what-we-do\/programmes\/women-and-youth-in-democracy-wyde-civic-engagement-supporting-women-and-youth-participation-in-democratic-processes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">EPD&rsquo;s Women and Youth in Democracy<\/a><\/strong> <strong>WYDE Civic Engagement<\/strong> project, supported by the European Union.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Making young people&rsquo;s voices heard is essential to ensure&nbsp;sustainability and representativeness of democratic systems across all generations. To gain a more nuanced and comprehensive understanding of youth-related issues&nbsp; it&rsquo;s crucial to position young people as the best-suited participants for research on youth political participation, as these issues have a direct impact on them and their peers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">To do so, the <strong>Young Researchers&rsquo; Network initiative <\/strong>is bringing together a diverse group of <strong>international young scholars<\/strong> and <strong>democracy support practitioners<\/strong> to foster cross-regional and cross-disciplinary exchanges on the topic of youth participation in democracies across the world.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>12 selected young researchers have followed a three-year programme supported by the Youth Democracy Cohort<\/strong>. They exchanged and learnt from scholars and policy makers and have produced a collection of case studies that was published on the European&nbsp;Democracy Hub <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">website<\/a><\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" src=\"https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ajda-Hedzet-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ajda-Hedzet-2.png 1080w, https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ajda-Hedzet-2-258x322.png 258w, https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ajda-Hedzet-2-129x161.png 129w, https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ajda-Hedzet-2-768x960.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/stories\/meet-ajda-hedzet\/\" style=\"border-radius:6px;color:#fffefe;background-color:#e8212f\"><strong>Meet Ajda<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/stories\/meet-ambar-kumar-ghosh-young-researchers-network\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" src=\"https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ambar-Kumar-Ghosh.png\" alt=\"Ambar Kumar Ghosh\t\n\" class=\"wp-image-3871\" srcset=\"https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ambar-Kumar-Ghosh.png 1080w, https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ambar-Kumar-Ghosh-258x322.png 258w, https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ambar-Kumar-Ghosh-129x161.png 129w, https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ambar-Kumar-Ghosh-768x960.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/stories\/meet-ambar-kumar-ghosh-young-researchers-network\/\" style=\"border-radius:5px;color:#ffffff;background-color:#e8212f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Meet Ambar<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/stories\/meet-dechen-rabgyal-youngresearchersnetwork\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" src=\"https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Dechen-Rabgyal.png\" alt=\"Dechen Rabgyal \n\" class=\"wp-image-3872\" srcset=\"https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Dechen-Rabgyal.png 1080w, https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Dechen-Rabgyal-258x322.png 258w, https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Dechen-Rabgyal-129x161.png 129w, https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Dechen-Rabgyal-768x960.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/stories\/meet-dechen-rabgyal-youngresearchersnetwork\/\" style=\"border-radius:5px;color:#fffefe;background-color:#e8212f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Meet Dechen<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" src=\"https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Dercio-Tsandzana.png\" alt=\"Dercio Tsandzana\n\" class=\"wp-image-3873\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.8;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Dercio-Tsandzana.png 1080w, https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Dercio-Tsandzana-258x322.png 258w, https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Dercio-Tsandzana-129x161.png 129w, https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Dercio-Tsandzana-768x960.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 is-style-outline is-style-outline--3\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/stories\/meet-dercio-tsandzana-youngresearchersnetwork\/\" style=\"border-radius:5px;color:#ffffff;background-color:#e8212f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Meet Dercio<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" src=\"https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ellie-Catherall.png\" alt=\"Ellie Catherall\" class=\"wp-image-3897\" srcset=\"https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ellie-Catherall.png 1080w, https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ellie-Catherall-258x322.png 258w, https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ellie-Catherall-129x161.png 129w, https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ellie-Catherall-768x960.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 is-style-outline is-style-outline--4\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/stories\/meet-ellie-catherall-youngresearchersnetwork\/\" style=\"border-radius:7px;color:#ffffff;background-color:#e8212f\"><strong>Meet Ellie<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/stories\/intifar-chowdhury-youngresearchersnetwork\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" src=\"https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Intifar-Chowdhury.png\" alt=\"Intifar Chowdhury\n\" class=\"wp-image-3875\" srcset=\"https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Intifar-Chowdhury.png 1080w, https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Intifar-Chowdhury-258x322.png 258w, https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Intifar-Chowdhury-129x161.png 129w, https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Intifar-Chowdhury-768x960.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 is-style-outline is-style-outline--5\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/stories\/intifar-chowdhury-youngresearchersnetwork\/\" style=\"border-radius:5px;color:#fefefe;background-color:#e8212f\"><strong>Meet Intifar<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" src=\"https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Mark-Ortiz.png\" alt=\"Mark Ortiz\n\" class=\"wp-image-3876\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.8;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Mark-Ortiz.png 1080w, https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Mark-Ortiz-258x322.png 258w, https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Mark-Ortiz-129x161.png 129w, https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Mark-Ortiz-768x960.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 is-style-outline is-style-outline--6\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/stories\/mark-ortiz-youngresearchersnetwork\/\" style=\"border-radius:5px;color:#ffffff;background-color:#e8212f\"><strong>Meet Mark<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-style-outline has-text-color has-small-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:5px;color:#e8212f\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" src=\"https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Mehmet-Ilhanli.png\" alt=\"Mehmet Ilhanli\" class=\"wp-image-3896\" srcset=\"https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Mehmet-Ilhanli.png 1080w, https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Mehmet-Ilhanli-258x322.png 258w, https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Mehmet-Ilhanli-129x161.png 129w, https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Mehmet-Ilhanli-768x960.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 is-style-outline is-style-outline--7\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/stories\/mehmet-ilhanli-youngresearchersnetwork\/\" style=\"border-radius:5px;color:#ffffff;background-color:#e8212f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Meet Mehmet<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/stories\/obaa-akua-konadu-osei-young-researchers-network\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" src=\"https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Obaa-Akua-Konadu-Osei.png\" alt=\"Obaa  Akua Konadu-Osei\" class=\"wp-image-3878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Obaa-Akua-Konadu-Osei.png 1080w, https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Obaa-Akua-Konadu-Osei-258x322.png 258w, https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Obaa-Akua-Konadu-Osei-129x161.png 129w, https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Obaa-Akua-Konadu-Osei-768x960.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 is-style-outline is-style-outline--8\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/stories\/obaa-akua-konadu-osei-young-researchers-network\/\" style=\"border-radius:6px;color:#ffffff;background-color:#e8212f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Meet Obaa<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" src=\"https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Olga-Maria-Paredes-Britez.png\" alt=\"Olga Maria Paredes Britez\n\" class=\"wp-image-3879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Olga-Maria-Paredes-Britez.png 1080w, https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Olga-Maria-Paredes-Britez-258x322.png 258w, https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Olga-Maria-Paredes-Britez-129x161.png 129w, https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Olga-Maria-Paredes-Britez-768x960.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 is-style-outline is-style-outline--9\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/stories\/olga-maria-paredes-britez-youngresearchersnetwork\/\" style=\"border-radius:5px;color:#fefefe;background-color:#e8212f\"><strong>Meet Olga<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/stories\/oripha-chimwara-youngresearchersnetwork\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" src=\"https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Oripha-Chimwara-YRN.png\" alt=\"Oripha Chimwara\" class=\"wp-image-22120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Oripha-Chimwara-YRN.png 1080w, https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Oripha-Chimwara-YRN-258x322.png 258w, https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Oripha-Chimwara-YRN-129x161.png 129w, https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Oripha-Chimwara-YRN-768x960.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 is-style-outline is-style-outline--10\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/stories\/oripha-chimwara-youngresearchersnetwork\/\" style=\"border-radius:5px;color:#ffffff;background-color:#e8212f\"><strong>Meet Oripha<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/stories\/wasal-naser-faqiryar-youngresearchersnetwork\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" src=\"https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Wasal-Naser-Faqiryar.png\" alt=\"Wasal Naser Faqiryar\" class=\"wp-image-3881\" srcset=\"https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Wasal-Naser-Faqiryar.png 1080w, https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Wasal-Naser-Faqiryar-258x322.png 258w, https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Wasal-Naser-Faqiryar-129x161.png 129w, https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Wasal-Naser-Faqiryar-768x960.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 is-style-outline is-style-outline--11\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/stories\/wasal-naser-faqiryar-youngresearchersnetwork\/\" style=\"border-radius:5px;color:#ffffff;background-color:#e8212f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Meet Wasal<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"427\" height=\"82\" src=\"https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Powered-by-European-Union-1.png\" alt=\"Powered by the European Union\" class=\"wp-image-8297\" style=\"width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Powered-by-European-Union-1.png 427w, https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Powered-by-European-Union-1-322x62.png 322w, https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Powered-by-European-Union-1-161x31.png 161w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Young Researchers&rsquo; Network is an initiative developed in the framework of the European Democracy Hub and EPD&rsquo;s Women and Youth in Democracy WYDE Civic Engagement project, supported by the European Union. 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