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Did Corbyn sway the alienated youth vote?

Did Corbyn sway the alienated youth vote?

Posted on 20 June 2017 by WISERD

Credit: Sophie Brown, CC Share Alike 4.0 Int. There is a well-established conventional wisdom that today’s young people are a politically alienated generation, meaning that they are seen as estranged […]

Has Brexit increased the political engagement of Britain’s youth?

Has Brexit increased the political engagement of Britain’s youth?

Posted on 16 June 2017 by WISERD

Has Brexit increased the political engagement of Britain’s youth? The idea that Brexit has engaged the young to such an extent that they voted in high numbers in the recent […]

Trust in the establishment and political interest among young people

Trust in the establishment and political interest among young people

Posted on 15 June 2017 by WISERD

Public trust in the political establishment is an integral part of voter choice in any election or referendum, but more crucially it upholds the democratic process. Without some degree of […]

General election results weren’t down to youth turnout alone

General election results weren’t down to youth turnout alone

Posted on 14 June 2017 by WISERD

It is difficult to think of an election in which the votes of young people – age 18 to 25 – have caused more of a stir. Of course, the […]

Civic engagement in Russia

Posted on 24 May 2017 by WISERD

Professor Grigori Kliucharev Professor Grigori Kliucharev recently presented as part of the WISERD Civil Society seminar series. His presentation, ‘Social and political participation in building democracy in Russia: The role […]

“They should’ve let us vote”

“They should’ve let us vote”

Posted on 21 April 2017 by WISERD

Credit: Pixabay, released under Creative Commons CC0 – College student, Heads of the Valleys. The dominant view among young people with regard to Brexit, is one of anger or frustration […]

Brexit and the General Election 2017: will the young make a difference?

Brexit and the General Election 2017: will the young make a difference?

Posted on 18 April 2017 by WISERD

Election, by Nick Youngson, at nyphotographic.com, CC BY-SA 3.0 Theresa May’s shock announcement of a general election to be held on June 8th (assuming Parliament approves) means that in just […]

Brexit dominates British politics – but the young are least likely to think it should

Brexit dominates British politics – but the young are least likely to think it should

Posted on 10 April 2017 by WISERD

House of Commons: MPs debate 2013 Queen's Speech by Catherine Bebbington/Parliamentary Copyright, Flickr, CC-BY-2.0 In recent blogs, we have explored the impact of Brexit, and the stances taken by the […]

Brexit, young people and the parties IV: the Conservatives

Brexit, young people and the parties IV: the Conservatives

Posted on 28 March 2017 by WISERD

Theresa May by Russell Watkins, Department for International Development, CC BY 2.0 The Conservatives have every reason to be on cloud nine these days: they have a majority in the […]

Brexit, young people and the parties III: the Liberal Democrats

Brexit, young people and the parties III: the Liberal Democrats

Posted on 28 March 2017 by WISERD

Tim Farron MP by David Spender, Flickr, CC-BY-2.0 The Liberal Democrats are the party most people expect to do well out of Brexit. Virtually destroyed in the 2015 general election, […]