ABSTRACT
This chapter considers that political participation refers to the relationship between the person and democratic society, and defines social and civic participation in relation to the public nature of belonging and more concretely the links between the person and the community or the group. It examines some of the findings which were obtained in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation of Belgium as part of the Processes Influencing Democratic Ownership and Participation, PIDOP project. The data were also analyzed to ascertain what distinguishes young women from young men. Although girl's political interest is often found to be lower than that of boys. A debate exists in Belgium concerning the 'integration' and public commitment of second and even third-generation Muslim youth. In 2011, Moroccans were the fourth largest and Turks the eighth largest minority groups living in Belgium. A high proportion of young people of both minorities have Belgian nationality.
