European experiences show voters get more active when voting age goes down to 16 years. With: @eichhornjan.bsky.social @luketryl.bsky.social @youthforum.bsky.social @moreincommonuk.bsky.social @benjamin-the-room.bsky.social in @kristeligt-dagblad.dk www.kristeligt-dagblad.dk/udland/yderf...

Storbritannien sænker valgretsalderen. Det kan give mere aktive vælgere

Europæisk ungdomsorganisation hilser det velkommen, at briterne i lighed med Tyskland, Malta og Østrig sænker den nationale valgretsalder til 16 år

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Gemeinsam forschen. Gemeinsam gestalten. Für starke Jugendbeteiligung. Ein Video mit Eindrücken aus unserem partizipativen Forschungsprojekt Co-Creating Our City. Jetzt anschauen, teilen und mitdiskutieren!

A beautifully modest post from one of the most respected academic researchers in this field

Christine Huebner@chuebner.bsky.social · last yr.

The UK government proposes to lower the voting age to 16 #vote16 This is a landmark moment for all the young people (+ some older ones) who campaigned for this for years. It's been a privilege to work & do research with young people on #VotesAt16 in Scotland and Wales www.jrrt.org.uk/evidence-and...

Excited for what's to come in terms of #Vote16 in the UK this week, eek! In London today with a room full of young campaigners thanks to @politicsproject.bsky.social preparing them to speak to parliamentarians and the media. keep your eyes peeled on the UK this week! #VotesAt16 #Wahlalter16

Jan Eichhorn@eichhornjan.bsky.social · last yr.

@chuebner.bsky.social & I are feeling the strong buzz at a #VotesAt16 event organised by @politicsproject.bsky.social in London with lots of youth activists working to make #Vote16 a huge success. We're excited to share international insights from @dpart.bsky.social & @uoe-sps.bsky.social work.

Having researched #Vote16 for 13 years, knowing the evidence and, crucially, meeting so many fantastic young people, I am very happy that #VotesAt16 will become reality across the UK! I hope that our research (@chuebner.bsky.social) has been useful to some. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Voting age to be lowered to 16 in UK by next general election

16- and 17-year-olds will be able to vote in all elections as part of changes including easier voter registration and a crackdown on foreign interference

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@chuebner.bsky.social & I are feeling the strong buzz at a #VotesAt16 event organised by @politicsproject.bsky.social in London with lots of youth activists working to make #Vote16 a huge success. We're excited to share international insights from @dpart.bsky.social & @uoe-sps.bsky.social work.

Ich freue mich sehr, dass @surplusmagazin.bsky.social einen tollen Artikel zu unserer aktuellen @dpart.bsky.social Studie zu wirtschaftlichen Verständnissen in der Bevölkerung veröffentlich hat.

Surplus | Das Wirtschaftsmagazin@surplusmagazin.de · last yr.

Die wirtschaftliche Unzufriedenheit in Deutschland ist hoch. Doch das bietet auch Chancen für eine gemeinwohlorientierte Wirtschaftspolitik.

Aus 12 Klein-Fokusgruppen wurde nach 2 Jahren dieser Bericht, in dem @tobiasspoeri.bsky.social & ich für @dpart.bsky.social untersucht haben wie Menschen in Deutschland über Wirtschaftspolitik denken - mit Handlungsempfehlungen für Politik, Zivilgesellschaft & andere www.dpart.org/de/publicati... 1/

To find Synergy between economic and climate policy, the new German government must make the positive impacts of the green transition visible in communities and increase citizens’ disposable income. By @eichhornjan.bsky.social: www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/does-germany...

In this @greeneujournal.bsky.social piece, using @dpart.bsky.social work, I discuss why framing economic discussions, esp. about the climate transition, as "MORE OR LESS STATE" is a red herring and focussing on "HOW" will enable better public engagement. www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/does-germany...

This is so tragic. How often do researchers have to repeat the same thing? YOU CANNOT BEAT THE POPULIST-/FAR-RIGHT BY ADOPTING THEIR NARRATIVES. Tons of studies show that doing so only helps "the original". Instead of scapegoating migrants (often against evidence), fix people's material problems!

The most poignant exposition of public sentiment in the UK and why the current government will not manage to change this unless they take a totally different approach. A brilliant but hard-hitting piece. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The English question now isn’t about Reform or party politics: it’s the rage that means we can’t talk to each other any more | John Harris

My time in Lincolnshire highlighted our country’s most serious problem: the disconnection that means solutions can’t be reached, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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@eichhornjan.bsky.social & @chuebner.bsky.social show that lowering the voting age to 16 in Scotland may have a lasting boost for voter turnout. DOI: doi.org/10.17645/pag...

Longer‐Term Effects of Voting at Age 16: Higher Turnout Among Young People in Scotland | Article | Politics and Governance

Jan Eichhorn, Christine Huebner

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Mit #staatklar, dem Magazin der @dbbonline.bsky.social-Jugend konnte ich ausführlich sprechen warum junge Menschen trotz guter Forschung (u.a. von @dpart.bsky.social) toller Initiativen politisch immer noch vernachlässigt werden & was dagegen getan werden kann. www.staatklar.org/artikel/jan-...

„Nicht für junge Leute, sondern mit jungen Leuten sprechen“

Die Demokratie braucht Innovation. Im Interview schildert Jan Eichhorn, Forschungsdirektor von d|part, warum ein Festhalten an veralteten Strukturen und Denkweisen fatal ist.

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Demokratische Innovationen gelten als vielversprechend zur Stärkung politischer Partizipation– doch wie blicken Politiker*innen darauf? Unsere Analyse zeigt: Es gibt keine grundsätzliche Ablehnung, aber die Relevanz bleibt gering. Oft fehlt Wissen & praktische Erfahrung. 5 Key Findings im Thread🧵👇

1/10. I get that the Trump administration is traumatising for those living in the US. But @adamtooze.bsky.social comments on the “shellshocked commentariat” being “in the grip of Stockholm Syndrome” was a little over the top and bordered on offensive to those commenting on the Marin paper.

Genuinely confused why everyone (i.e. some people in Westminster bubble) is aghast at the idea of a freeze to PIP rates but fairly chill at the idea of preventing c600,000 people being entitled to PIP in the first place, which will save far more money (i.e. be a larger cut to household incomes).

🚨I'm advertising for a PhD position (4 yrs) in quant. Sociology/Social Demography (life course, social ineq.) @tcdsociology.bsky.social! 📅 Deadline: April 21, 2025 📄 More info: www.tcd.ie/sociology/va... 🔄 Please share! #Sociology #Demography #AcademicChatter #PhDOpportunity #TrinityCollegeDublin

This event launched the new Bruegel Policy Brief: "Europeans still want climate action, but don't trust governments to deliver" by @heathergrabbe.bsky.social and @eichhornjan.bsky.social 🌿 🧷 Read the Policy Brief here: buff.ly/4gSaPPa

Europeans still want climate action, but don't trust governments to deliver

Despite recent election results, underlying concern about climate change has not changed significantly

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Thanks so much to @heathergrabbe.bsky.social for inviting me to co-author and present this @bruegel.bsky.social brief discussing how publics' distrust in the state's capacity to manage transformations affects climate views. It builds on @neeleeilers.bsky.social and my new @dpart.bsky.social report.

I'm very excited to be launching the policy brief on Europeans' views on the climate crisis and a deep dive into Germany after the #btw25 by @heathergrabbe.bsky.social and I at @bruegel.bsky.social with data from our @dpart.bsky.social report on changing climate perceptions published today.

Bruegel@bruegel.org · last yr.

🌍 Europeans still want climate action, but don't trust governments to deliver 🤔 This Policy brief by @eichhornjan.bsky.social and @heathergrabbe.bsky.social shows: 1️⃣ Europeans support climate action 2️⃣ But do not trust governments to deliver a just transition. 🔗 https://buff.ly/4gSaPPa #EconSky

🌍 Europeans still want climate action, but don't trust governments to deliver 🤔 This Policy brief by @eichhornjan.bsky.social and @heathergrabbe.bsky.social shows: 1️⃣ Europeans support climate action 2️⃣ But do not trust governments to deliver a just transition. 🔗 https://buff.ly/4gSaPPa #EconSky

This aspect of the #Merz foreign policy speech & discussion at the Koerber Foundation yesterday has not gotten enough attention. He said that "the ICC has made a decision that is formally accurate under international law". www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/alle... 1/7

„Alles tun, um Vollstreckung abzuwenden“: Merz hält Festnahme Netanjahus bei Deutschland-Besuch für „unvorstellbar“

Gegen Israels Premier liegt ein Haftbefehl des Weltstrafgerichts vor. Käme er nach Deutschland, müsste er festgenommen werden. Merz will das „so nicht akzeptieren“.

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Will #GenZ jetzt den Sozialismus? (Spoiler: nein) Darüber habe ich mit der Schwäbischen Zeitung & dem Nordkurier gesprochen. Der Erfolg der Linken liegt vor allem an zielgruppengerechter & plattformgerechter Kommunikation – mit Themen wie leistbarem Wohnen dort, wo junge Menschen Politik wahrnehmen

En route to Brussels pondering the #btw25. Climate was less salient in the campaign and as top issue, but people haven't stopped caring! I look forward to discussing what that means tomorrow when launching @heathergrabbe.bsky.social's and my @bruegel.bsky.social report with @dpart.bsky.social data

ARD and ZDF predictions are drawing closer. Now within 0.1% for all the parties We can now pretty solidly that FDP is OUT of the Bundestag (below 5% hurdle) But BSW it’s incredibly close. There are going to be a few thousand, perhaps as low as a few hundred votes in it - if they get to 5% or not

Die Sprache ist ja gerne von "diesen jungen Leuten". Ein kurzer 🧵 zum Wahlverhalten nach Altersgruppen und meine Einschätzung zur Veränderung seit 2021. Wieder einmal zeigt sich, dass junge Menschen zwar volatiler wählen als andere Altersgruppen, vor allem aber eine sehr heterogene Gruppe sind!

Ein Ergebnis, das allen anderen Parteien zu denken geben sollte: Wer seine finanzielle Lage als schlecht angab, hat bei der #BTW25 überwiegend der AfD die Stimme gegeben.

Auf einmal sind "die" jungen Menschen nach der #BTW25 links (oder rechts) – doch so einfach ist es nicht. Sie sind heterogen, wie auch unsere Studie zeigt. Entscheidend für die Politik ist eine zielgruppengerechte Ansprache dort, wo sich die Menschen (online) aufhalten. Siehe #Linke #Reichinnek