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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 […]

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 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, […]

Religion and the EU Referendum: After the Poll

Religion and the EU Referendum: After the Poll

Posted on 11 July 2016 by WISERD

Before the referendum our post on ‘Religion and the EU Referendum’ examined how preferences for the UK’s membership of the European Union were affected by the religious affiliations of Christian […]

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 […]