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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 […]

Public Uni – reflections on public engagement

Public Uni – reflections on public engagement

Posted on 6 April 2017 by WISERD

Dr Ceryn Evans presented her research on higher education and civil society at Public  Uni’s 15th event at Chapter Arts Centre in Cardiff. Public Uni is an event organised by […]

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, […]

WISERD Civil Society: Social Media Research Series – How do trade unions use Twitter?

WISERD Civil Society: Social Media Research Series – How do trade unions use Twitter?

Posted on 23 March 2017 by WISERD

As part of the WISERD Cardiff lunchtime seminar series, Dr Wil Chivers recently reported early findings from his research into trade unions on Twitter. Back in September I introduced the […]

Brexit, young people and the parties II: Welsh local elections

Brexit, young people and the parties II: Welsh local elections

Posted on 14 March 2017 by WISERD

Polling Station by Martin Bamford, Flickr, Creative Commons licence After yesterday’s ‘trigger warning’ we await with bated breath the news that Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty has been enacted. […]

Brexit, young people and the parties I: Labour

Brexit, young people and the parties I: Labour

Posted on 10 March 2017 by WISERD

Image credit: Jeremy Corbyn, Leader of the Labour Party UK, provided by Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Given that the EU Referendum was one of the most dominating, bitterly contested […]

Young people and Brexit: will Brexit spark young people’s interest in devolved Welsh politics?

Young people and Brexit: will Brexit spark young people’s interest in devolved Welsh politics?

Posted on 7 March 2017 by WISERD

Image credit: skankster, iStock Brexit in Scotland and Wales A majority 64% of young people voted in the UK referendum on EU membership last June, but 70% of them were […]

Young people and Brexit: what do Millennials want out of Brexit?

Young people and Brexit: what do Millennials want out of Brexit?

Posted on 1 March 2017 by WISERD

'#Brexit' by Jonathan Rolande at House Buy Fast, is licensed under CC BY 2.0 In last week’s blog we discussed the generational divide between the Millennials and their elders in […]

Young people and Brexit: a generational divide

Young people and Brexit: a generational divide

Posted on 24 February 2017 by WISERD

Photo credit: tirc83, iStock The EU Referendum highlighted a dramatic difference of opinion regarding the most important decision facing the British electorate for a generation, with younger voters overwhelmingly supporting […]