Maïlys PAPEIL

Career path

• PhD contractual at the University of Montpellier since October 2019. Thesis supervised by Christophe Roux, professor of political science (CEPEL).

Thesis project

Title : Youth participation in democratic debate: a comparative study of youth councils in France and Canada.

Our research focuses on the issue of youth participation in public institutions, based on a comparative study of youth councils in France and Canada. Against a backdrop of citizen disengagement from politics and rising protests, the aim is to study new initiatives by French and Canadian political actors to include young people in democratic debate, and their reality on the ground.
We will conduct our research using a qualitative method, via interviews with young people, civil servants and politicians involved in these youth councils. This approach will be enriched by an in-depth study of the national dynamics of participation in the 2 territories, by establishing a geographical network of youth councils and then analyzing the sociological profiles of the young participants selected.

Diplomas

• 2019: Master 2 bilingual research "Public Action and Comparative Policies", University of Montpellier.
• 2018: Master 1 Political Science, University of Montpellier.
• 2017 : Law degree, University of Rennes 1.
• 2017 : Political Science degree, University of Rennes 1.
• 2012: Baccalauréat, ES series, Lycée Jean Jaurès, Saint Clément de Rivière.