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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 […]

16 and 17 year-olds and the EU Referendum

16 and 17 year-olds and the EU Referendum

Posted on 29 November 2016 by WISERD

‘Should 16- and 17-year-olds be given the right to vote’ is a topic that has been discussed a lot recently in the UK. The Scottish Independence Referendum in 2014 was […]

An analysis of the effect of compulsory voting on youth political apathy

An analysis of the effect of compulsory voting on youth political apathy

Posted on 15 November 2016 by WISERD

Recent findings by WISERD have found that Millennials are the most politically disinterested generation in the history of British survey research. WISERD research examining youth political engagement in Wales has […]

Youth engagement in Wales after the EU referendum: reflections on an engagement event

Youth engagement in Wales after the EU referendum: reflections on an engagement event

Posted on 27 October 2016 by WISERD

Following our event ‘Young People and Politics: the future direction of youth engagement in Wales’ on the 6th of this month, we are pleased to publish Jake Smith’s reflections on […]

Short films and research engagement: Young People and the EU Referendum

Short films and research engagement: Young People and the EU Referendum

Posted on 28 September 2016 by WISERD

Since February 2016 we at WISERD have been running a small project on Young People and the EU Referendum in partnership with Youth Cymru, the Council for Wales of Voluntary […]

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 […]

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 […]