“Nobody Has Ever Asked About Young People’s Opinions”: Young People’s Perspectives on Identity, Exclusion and the Prospects for a Peaceful Future in Central Asia

This report offers a number of recommendations for the governments of Central Asian countries, as well as for international donor organizations that provide financial assistance to these states. Recommendations include suggestions priorities and approaches related to institutional and state construction; proposals on creating favorable conditions for enhancing youth participation in political processes; suggestions on how to instill in young people the skills necessary to participate in democratic processes; how to strengthen social unity through building intercommunal dialogue and intergenerational dialogue; as well as how to fight extremism.