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Dr Sioned Pearce

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 […]

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. […]

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: long-term political engagement

Young people and Brexit: long-term political engagement

Posted on 17 February 2017 by WISERD

As part of the Young People and Brexit project, WISERD will be creating a series of short films with young people. In this blog, Dr Sioned Pearce discusses some of […]

EU Referendum Campaign Discourse and Trust

EU Referendum Campaign Discourse and Trust

Posted on 25 July 2016 by Dr Sioned Pearce

Just 18 weeks passed between the announcement of a UK referendum on EU membership, and the vote for Brexit. In this startlingly short time an intense and competitive environment sprung-up […]

Interpretive Policy Analysis Conference Hull: discourse in the Deep

Interpretive Policy Analysis Conference Hull: discourse in the Deep

Posted on 12 July 2016 by Dr Sioned Pearce

Last week (4th-6th July) I attended the 11th international Interpretive Policy Analysis (IPA) Conference in Hull, 2017 UK City of Culture. This article reflects on the conference and the IPA. […]

Social media as connective action: how young people learnt about the EU referendum campaigns

Social media as connective action: how young people learnt about the EU referendum campaigns

Posted on 7 July 2016 by WISERD

Bennett and Segerburg write about connective action, personalised content sharing across media networks, which is different from but can be combined with the more traditional collective action or the formation […]

Why did Wales Brexit through the gift shop?

Why did Wales Brexit through the gift shop?

Posted on 4 July 2016 by WISERD

On 25th June, just two days after Britain voted to leave the EU, the small Welsh valleys town of Ebbw Vale hit the headlines (Town showered with EU cash votes […]

Regional variations in voting patterns among under-30s: post-referendum reflections

Regional variations in voting patterns among under-30s: post-referendum reflections

Posted on 30 June 2016 by WISERD

In the weeks, months and years following 23rd June 2016, the long-term consequences of a majority Brexit vote will slowly unfold. Regardless of whether the British economy continues in freefall […]