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Mae ymchwilwyr WISERD, Dr Stuart Fox (Prifysgol Brunel Llundain) a Dr Sioned Pearce (Prifysgol Caerdydd), wedi cael gwobr am ‘y papur gorau a gyhoeddwyd yn 2018’ gan Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties, sef cyfnodolyn rhyngwladol a adolygir gan gymheiriaid sy’n cyhoeddi ymchwil wreiddiol o ansawdd uchel. Mae’r papur, “The generational decay of Euroscepticism…

Social Action as a Route to the Ballot Box is a project intended to determine whether schemes that promote youth volunteering can reduce age-inequalities in turnout. As previous posts have shown, it has found that such schemes can be powerful tools in improving the political representation of young people. Young people who volunteer are more…

The previous post outlined the central finding of Social Action as a Route to the Ballot Box: youth volunteering increases turnout among young people by increasing their interest in political issues and so raising their motivation to vote. This effect is only apparent, however, for young people whose parents have little or no interest in…

As previous posts in this series have shown, one of the major challenges facing British democracy is the declining tendency of successive generations of young citizens to vote, leaving them under-represented in policy-making and potentially raising questions about the legitimacy of our democratic institutions in the future, as this low turnout becomes a lifelong habit….

Mae Dr Stuart Fox wedi ennill medal Dillwyn ar gyfer y Gwyddorau Cymdeithasol gan Gymdeithas Ddysgedig Cymru. Maen un o dri ymchwilydd o Brifysgol Caerdydd i dderbyn gwobr am gydnabyddiaeth o waith ymchwil rhagorol ar ddechrau gyrfa. Dyfarnwyd y medalau mewn seremoni i ddathlu llwyddiannau’r byd academaidd ar 22 Mai yng Ngholeg Brenhinol Cerdd a…

When we talk about the benefits of volunteering this is usually in relation to young people. Most organisations promote volunteering opportunities to young people; ‘good news’ stories in the media about volunteering focus on the activities of young citizens; and government interventions to increase participation are usually focused on school initiatives (such as the Welsh…

A long-standing challenge for charities, policy-makers, think tanks and academics interested in volunteering in the UK has been identifying how and why rates of volunteering might vary across the four countries within it. This matters not only for those interested in how the distinct histories, communities and cultures of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland…

On 23rd June 2016, UK voters delivered one of the greatest shocks to British politics by voting 52% to 48% in favour of Brexit. The closeness of the result masked the depth of difference between the moral, political and social values held by those on each side. These differences continue to be a source of…

Earlier this month we saw an interesting development in the study of young people’s engagement with politics in the form of Professor Will Jennings and Professor Patrick Sturgis’ excellent analysis of Understanding Society data, which led them to argue that there was, in fact, a youthquake in the 2017 general election. As soon as the…

On the 20th November, researchers from universities and third sector organisations came together at the London offices of the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) for a symposium on the relationship between the family and civil society. Chaired by WISERD co-director, Professor Sally Power, the event provided an opportunity to share updates on WISERD Civil…