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Youth Democracy Cohort @youthdemocracycohort.com · 23d

With our next webinar around the corner, let's take a moment to introduce the speakers who will lead the discussion.

👉 Meet @fromagehomme.bsky.social and @sarahpickard2.bsky.social

🗓️ 23 Sep, 4PM CEST
🔗 Register now: forms.gle/N58E28T7hapM...

#YouthDemocracyCohort #KnowledgeSharing

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Sarah PICKARD 🍃 @sarahpickard2.bsky.social · 24d

Because not everyone demonstrating in London was being nasty - understatement - and violent (and despite what much of the media + plenty politicians + others would want you to think) - here are some peaceful pics from Russell Square I took during the counter march, to show more balance and hope ...

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Sarah PICKARD 🍃 @sarahpickard2.bsky.social · 24d

Compare and contrast with Russell Sq and v same time

Peaceful antifacists and police officers...

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Sarah PICKARD 🍃 @sarahpickard2.bsky.social · 24d

BE KIND on banner in Russell Square during anti-facist march ...

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Sarah PICKARD 🍃 @sarahpickard2.bsky.social · 24d

Good to hear this Russell Sq London yesterday...

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European Partnership for Democracy @epd.eu · Aug 12

This #InternationalYouthDay, see how young people are shaping (or shut out of) public life.

The Global Youth Participation Index tracks youth engagement in:

- Education & work
- Civic freedoms
- Elections
- Politics & leadership

🔍 Check your country’s score: www.gypi.epd.eu

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European Partnership for Democracy @epd.eu · Jun 18

🌍 Over half the world is under 30, how many shape the decisions that affect their lives? Today EPD launches the first Global Youth Participation Index (GYPI), measuring how youth engage in public life worldwide.

🔍 Explore it here: www.gypi.epd.eu

#YouthParticipation #GYPI

Global Youth Participation Index: gypi.epd.eu

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European Partnership for Democracy @epd.eu · Jul 10

📊 Key findings:
– The average GYPI score is just 61/100
– Norway ranks highest with 84/100
– Authoritarian states rank at the bottom
– Youth participation barriers are structural, not individual

Explore the full index and see how your country performs 👉 www.gypi.epd.eu
#GYPI #YouthParticipation

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European Partnership for Democracy @epd.eu · Jul 10

🔎 Youth exclusion isn’t apathy, it’s a global design flaw. The GYPI is the first tool to systematically measure young people’s participation in political, civic, and economic life in 141 countries.

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Silvia Behrens @silviab.bsky.social · Jul 17

Delighted to see this published - this article is based on my PhD @unistrathclyde.bsky.social and started as a humble draft in the @psayoungpol.bsky.social "Paper to Publication" workshop. Maybe also interesting to researchers in @rc34youth.bsky.social @uofgussp.bsky.social & @johnsmithcentre.com.

Journal of Youth Studies @youthstudies.bsky.social · Jul 17

NEW ARTICLE ALERT!
Gender differences in political interest and participation among politically active youth:
Silvia Behrens
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Gender differences in political interest and participation among politically active youth

This article examines how gendered perceptions of interest affect young people's engagement in political participation, including ‘Do-It-Ourselves Politics’. Interest in politics has long been esta...

www.tandfonline.com

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Sarah PICKARD 🍃 @sarahpickard2.bsky.social · Jul 17

Thanks Christine : )

Lots of useful info/material for those of us who teach / do research about Votes at 16 here: www.bbc.com/news/live/c9...

16 and 17-year-olds to be able to vote in next general election as voting age to be lowered in UK - live updates

Lowering the voting age across the UK means around 1.5 million 16 and 17-year-olds will be able to vote at the next general election.

www.bbc.com

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Christine Huebner @chuebner.bsky.social · Jul 17

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...

Breaking news from the BBC: voting age to be lowered to 16 across UK by next general election

With @eichhornjan.bsky.social at an event with young campaigners

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Sarah PICKARD 🍃 @sarahpickard2.bsky.social · Jun 17

Bravo bravo!

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Sarah PICKARD 🍃 @sarahpickard2.bsky.social · May 26

And what a (huge) team effort it has been to produce the first ever Global Youth Participation Index (GYPI) -
thank you to the GYPI Youth Panel, on the ground consultants and @epd.eu people in Brussels.
See you at the launch soon ...
that countdown clock ⬇️is motivating and inspiring:
gypi.epd.eu

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Youth Democracy Cohort @youthdemocracycohort.com · May 26

Meet the team behind the Global Youth Participation Index

CEDAR at @unibirmingham.bsky.social explores democracy & authoritarianism worldwide. Their research grounds GYPI in rigour & global insight.

🌍 Launch: 18 June - gypi.epd.eu

@fromagehomme.bsky.social

The best thing about the GYPI is that you can see how young people themselves feel about youth inclusion and participation around the world. We hope you enjoy using it as much as we enjoyed putting it together.

The energy driving the creation of the GYPI index is to support the empowerment of youth worldwide by building a network where youth bridge research and data with their activism to influence their communities in a powerful way that promotes youth inclusion and community development

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CREW-UR4399-USN.bsky.social @crew-ur4399-usn.bsky.social · May 30

Les Rencontres de la Recherche #RR2025
@sorbonnenouvelle.bsky.social

auront lieu jeudi 5 juin 2025
à la maison de recherche (USN)
4 rue des Irlandais, 75005 Paris

@sarahpickard2.bsky.social
@crew-ur4399-usn.bsky.social
parlera de l'écriture sur les pancartes de la jeunesse engagée

programme ⬇️

Affiche des rencontres de la recherche 2025 de la Sorbonne Nouvelle sur le thème 'Soyons réalistes - Ecrivons l'impossible !'

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Sarah PICKARD 🍃 @sarahpickard2.bsky.social · May 26

It is time to show how young people participate and ... are prevented from participating around the world in Socio-Economic life, the Civic Space, Political Affairs and Elections.
The GYPI recommendations provide pathways for young people - in all their diversity - to participate - a human right ...

Sarah PICKARD 🍃 @sarahpickard2.bsky.social · May 26

And what a (huge) team effort it has been to produce the first ever Global Youth Participation Index (GYPI) -
thank you to the GYPI Youth Panel, on the ground consultants and @epd.eu people in Brussels.
See you at the launch soon ...
that countdown clock ⬇️is motivating and inspiring:
gypi.epd.eu

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Youth Democracy Cohort @youthdemocracycohort.com · May 26

@sarahpickard2.bsky.social & @britanlar.bsky.social

Young people’s political participation is frequently misrepresented by older powerholders. This GYPI shows that youth is often locked-out of democratic engagement but it does not have to be that way. I hope the index will be valuable around the world to young people, researchers and policy makers

Equality in representation is the key to a better democracy and a brighter today, and tomorrow. The GYPI is our way of contributing to the building of that future. We hope that young people, practitioners, and government officials will find it inspiring and useful to continue building a future that works for everyone, regardless of their age.

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PSA Young People's Politics specialist group💙 @psayoungpol.bsky.social · Apr 17

Thanks to those who could take part in Young People's Politics specialist group panels at Political Studies Association (PSA) @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social annual conference #PSA25 in Birmingham- we're sorry that not everyone could make it.
So ... let's be loud, proud and numerous in Oxford #PSA26 !

Political Studies Association @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social · Apr 17

⏰ SAVE THE DATE
Missing PSA conference vibes already? Then *Save the date* for next year's event
📆 PSA26, Oxford, 30 March - 1 April 2026
👀 More details coming soon

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Sarah PICKARD 🍃 @sarahpickard2.bsky.social · Apr 12

beautiful ... as in Paris in the Spring this week ...

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Sarah PICKARD 🍃 @sarahpickard2.bsky.social · Apr 12

"En France, l'accession à la propriété est considérée comme un rite de passage et un symbole d'indépendance et de réussite.
Cependant, à travers l'Europe, de moins en moins de jeunes peuvent posséder le logement dans lequel ils habitent.
Dans cet épisode ... "

open.spotify.com/episode/6Q6b...

Jeune, européen, propriétaire. On peut toujours rêver !

Les podcasts d'IDHEAL · Episode

open.spotify.com

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Sarah PICKARD 🍃 @sarahpickard2.bsky.social · Apr 12

Jeune, européen, propriétaire. On peut toujours rêver !

Podcast de Joseph Siebenaler IDHEAL

avec
Sébastien Grobon @sorbonne-universite.fr
@pmadec.bsky.social @scpo-research.bsky.social
Benedetta Scuderi @greens-efa.eu
Diana Yordanova @housingeurope.bsky.social
+ moi : )

idheal.fr/etudes-actio...

IDHEAL

idheal.fr

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