ABSTRACT
This chapter introduces the conceptual framework of the Europe 2038 project, summarizes the study design, and reviews the main results. The Europe 2038 project conceptualized different forms of young people’s engagement with the European Union. In line with models on political and civic engagement, conventional political participation, non-conventional political participation, and psychological engagement with the EU were differentiated. Urhahne applies achievement motivation theory to analyze gender and educational differences in the hopes, fears, and visions of young Germans. Happiness and health issues were the most important future hopes; social inequality, war, and nationalism were the most important future worries, and fundamental and minority rights were the most important visions for Europe 2038. The chapter summarises the differences in the degree to which young people residing in various European countries endorsed different worries and visions.
