Young people are consistently stereotyped as degenerate contributors to violence, as perpetrators of conflict. We explore the role of youth as mediators, integral to processes of conflict transformation and peacebuilding, without neglecting that youth have been (made) a part of many violent struggles around the world.
“Young people are the future” – how often have we all heard this sentence being muttered and have rolled our eyes? And how often have we pointed out in meetings,
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