Young people are less likely to vote than older citizens, but they are also more diverse in how they choose to participate in politics.

Sloam, James (2013) Young people are less likely to vote than older citizens, but they are also more diverse in how they choose to participate in politics. LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) Blog (19 Jul 2013). Website.

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Participation in electoral politics has declined across Western Europe in recent decades as citizens have become increasingly disillusioned with conventional forms of politics. As James Sloam notes, this is especially true for the current generation of young Europeans, who have turned to alternative forms of political engagement that seem to have more relevance to their everyday lives. Indeed, in the aftermath of the global financial crisis, we have witnessed a resurgence of youth political protest. The hallmark of young people’s politics is ‘diversity’: a wide array of participatory acts performed across hybrid public spaces (from Twitter to the town square). But we must also be concerned with ‘who participates’ – in particular the large social inequalities inherent in non-electoral forms of engagement.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/
Additional Information:	© 2013 The Author(s)
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JA Political science (General) J Political Science > JC Political theory J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe)
Date Deposited:	05 Apr 2017 09:20
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 19:01
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/72511

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