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Boundaries, space and the youth vote – what regional variations tell us

Boundaries, space and the youth vote – what regional variations tell us

Posted on 4 April 2016 by Dr Sioned Pearce

Boundaries, space and the youth vote – what regional variations tell us With a plethora of upcoming elections on 5th May, we are reminded that devolution of power and delineated […]

Exploring the Age Gap: Why are the Young so Pro-EU?

Exploring the Age Gap: Why are the Young so Pro-EU?

Posted on 24 March 2016 by WISERD

Since David Cameron announced the date of the EU referendum, the gulf in support for EU membership between young and old – not to mention the gulf in the likelihood […]

Getting Millennials to the Ballot Box: The Potential of Social Media?

Getting Millennials to the Ballot Box: The Potential of Social Media?

Posted on 21 March 2016 by WISERD

In last week’s blog we showed how important Millennials are to the Remain campaign: they make up one in three ‘Remainers’, and also make up the largest chunk of ‘Committed […]

If Britain votes to leave the EU, apathy – not alienation – will be to blame

If Britain votes to leave the EU, apathy – not alienation – will be to blame

Posted on 14 March 2016 by WISERD

A recurrent theme any study or discussion of how young people will participate in the EU referendum is (and will most likely remain) their reluctance to do so. According to […]

Britain’s Millennials will vote Remain in June – if they turn up

Britain’s Millennials will vote Remain in June – if they turn up

Posted on 11 March 2016 by WISERD

It is well established that today’s generation of young voters – the Millennials – are the most pro-EU since Britain joined the European Economic Community in 1973. Even as support […]

Brexit and Between: young people and the EU referendum

Brexit and Between: young people and the EU referendum

Posted on 9 March 2016 by Dr Sioned Pearce

On the 23rd of June 2016, 43 years after a reluctant and delayed entry to the European Economic Community, Britain will vote on one of the most significant political decisions […]

WISERD Toasts Another Successful Annual Conference

Posted on 8 July 2015 by Home of Innovation Blog

Last week the 6th Annual Wales Institute of Social & Economic Research, Data & Methods (WISERD) Conference took place at Cardiff’s iconic Millennium Stadium. The WISERD Conference is the largest […]

Civil society and participation: reactions to the European Parliament elections

Posted on 5 June 2014 by Jill Wilmott-Doran

By Professor Howard Davis, WISERD Co-Director. The recent European Parliament elections grabbed the headlines across Europe as some remarkable results were announced. Protest is in the air, coming from all political […]