What are the barriers to, and drivers of, political participation by young people? What interventions would be effective in engaging young people (16+) to register and vote in elections when they are enfranchised to?
Background
Engaging as many people as possible in the democratic process is a key MHCLG goal. The department is keen to understand the interventions that can help facilitate higher levels of engagement, especially from young people, including registering and voting.
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Related UKRI funded projects
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First and Foremost - Understanding and optimising the electoral participation of first time voters
First times are moments that many never forget. According to Bruter and Harrison (2017), 73% of British people, 82% of Americans, and 90% of South Africans remember their first vote. The existing literature has also conf...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: London School of Economics and Political Science
Why might this be relevant?
The project specifically focuses on understanding and optimizing the electoral participation of first-time voters, which directly addresses the question of engaging young people to register and vote in elections.
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Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Politics of Adolescence and Democracy
IP-PAD (Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Politics of Adolescence & Democracy) aims to address a timely, pressing societal issue, namely the understanding of how young adolescent citizens process political inform...
Funded by: Horizon Europe Guarantee
Lead research organisation: Royal Holloway University of London
Why might this be relevant?
While the project addresses the engagement of young adolescent citizens with politics, it does not specifically focus on interventions to engage young people to register and vote in elections.
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Petitioning, Citizenship, and Democratic Literacy
'Petitioning, Citizenship, and Democratic Literacy' builds on a previous AHRC project (2020-23) 'Petitioning and People Power in Twentieth-Century Britain', which examined the role of petitioning in Britain's modern demo...
Funded by: AHRC
Lead research organisation: Northumbria University
Why might this be relevant?
The project focuses on promoting democratic literacy among young people through historical engagement, addressing barriers to political participation.