Youth policy in the context of digitalization: problem statement

   Youth policy transformation under the influence of digitalization has been studied, and the directions of its renewal in the changed political and social and cultural realities have been revealed.

   The subject of the study is the transformation of the main directions of youth policy in the conditions of modern digital tools implementation in all aspects of life of an individual and society.

   Political and cultural analysis, which involves comparing the youth policy directions in a historical cross-section, and legal analysis, which focuses on the study of the regulatory and legislative framework governing the specifics of youth policy implementation, have been applied. Modern scientific approaches to youth policy have been analyzed. The digitalization concept, as well as the peculiarities of its impact on changes in youth policy have been studied. Potentialities and risks that accompany the digitalization processes strengthening in youth policy have been revealed. The study results can find their practical application in specific solutions development to update youth policy in order to increase compliance with the changed political realities. It substantiates the issue that needs further fundamental research, primarily with regard to the study of transformations of each of the identified areas of youth policy.

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