How do children aged 8-12 years learn democracy in Europe? The ENGAGE Project, involving LLLP members Dare and Volonteurope, aims at identifying what the successful conditions are for teaching and learning about democracy and citizenship, in a multinational comparison. The publication “ENGAGE – learning democracy with children aged 8 – 12 (vol. I)” comprises six national analyses (AT, FR, DE, PL, ES, UK), identifies common key findings and gives concrete recommendations to advance the situation.