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Christine Huebner

@chuebner.bsky.social
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Lecturer at Sheffield Methods Institute & co-founder of think tank d|part. Interested in political behaviour, youth participation, voting age reforms & all things outdoors. Views are my own.

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Christine Huebner @chuebner.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
A project from the heart, Co-Creating Our City brings together young people and city decision-makers to do research and co-produce new and effective solutions for youth engagement in cities and municipalities. Join us online to hear more! 📆29 October, 3pm UK 🎞️ Teaser www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQbl...
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Co-Creating Our City: Researching and Strengthening Youth Participation | Teaser
YouTube video by d|part
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Jan Eichhorn @eichhornjan.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
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...
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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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Christine Huebner @chuebner.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
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 electionWith @eichhornjan.bsky.social at an event with young campaigners
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Christine Huebner @chuebner.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
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
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Sabrina J. Mayer @sabrinajmayer.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Are you interested in political partipation among youth and immigrants? @ aleininger.bsky.social and I edited a special issue for Politics and Governance (@cogitatiopag.bsky.social) - here are 13 new articles! doi.org/10.17645/pag...
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Bobby Duffy @bobbyduffy.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
There's no way "over half of Gen Z want a dictator" - our new study gets more like 6% This is vital to get right - we're sowing generational division, giving fake momentum to the sense that young people are rejecting democracy + missing the real message theconversation.com/only-6-of-ge...
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Only 6% of gen Z actually favour dictatorship – not half, as some reports would have you believe
Gen Z don’t hate democracy, they have a problem with the way it is being delivered.
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d|part @dpart.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Unsere aktuelle Studie untersucht, wie junge Menschen die aktuelle Lage in 🇩🇪 vor der #BTW25 und Zukunftsperspektive des Landes bewerten. Das Ergebnis: Viele blicken eher kritisch auf beide Aspekte, doch im Vergleich zu älteren Generationen sind sie etwas weniger pessimistisch. #diesejungenLeute
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Tobias Spöri @tobiasspoeri.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
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
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Jan Eichhorn @eichhornjan.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
The debate on #Vote16 is shifting from WHETHER to HOW. In this report for JRRT's UK Democray Fund @chuebner.bsky.social & I review evidence on good practices implementing #VotesAt16 to harness opportunities for civic engagement using evidence from @uoe-sps.bsky.social @dpart.bsky.social & others
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 30/01/2025
Young people say they'd elect a 'strong leader'. I say give more of them the vote | Polly Toynbee
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Young people say they'd elect a 'strong leader'. I say give more of them the vote | Polly Toynbee
Given what gen Z have been through, it’s no wonder they’re not impressed by democracy. But giving them a real stake in it could change everything For God’s sake don’t give them the vote! Many people said that after a shocking poll published this week…
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Christine Huebner @chuebner.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
What will be important when the voting age is lowered to 16 for Westminster elections? You can catch up on our discussion at this week's conunitucl.bsky.social‬ webinar now on youtube. 👇
https://conunitucl.bsky.social‬
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Jan Eichhorn @eichhornjan.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
The whole paper is available open access here: www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...
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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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Christine Huebner @chuebner.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
With @eichhornjan.bsky.social I wrote about our data on the longer-term outcomes of the lowering of the voting age in Scotland in @cogitatiopag.bsky.social. With all things that were unique in Scotland in 2014/15, seven years after the start of #Vote16 16/17s still vote more often than 18+ year olds
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Christine Huebner @chuebner.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Join us on Tuesday, 28 January, to discuss what's in store for the UK when the government does go through with their plans to lower the voting age! I will discuss with @moorsee.bsky.social and @marcusflucker.bsky.social hosted by @conunitucl.bsky.social‬.
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