The Impact of COVID-19 School Closures on Youth Civic Engagement: Evidence from Southeastern Europe

• In Event: Youth Politics and Activism from a Comparative Perspective

Brief Overview

We evaluate the impact of school closures during the pandemic on youth civic engagement in 12 Southeast European countries. We find that engagement is lower where closures were longer, suggesting an ongoing negative impact of Covid-19.

Authors

• Paul E. Sum, University of North Dakota

• Gabriel Badescu, Babes-Bolyai University