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James Sloam

@jamessloam.bsky.social
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Professor of Politics at Royal Holloway, University of London. Research on young people's political participation and turning youth voice into sustainable public policy.

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PIR at Royal Holloway @rhulpir.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
🚨 Launching: A Roadmap to Votes at 16 🚨 Kaat Smets and @jamessloam.bsky.social contributed to A Roadmap to Votes at 16 🗳️ - a report co-created with organisations, teachers, youth workers and young people to make Votes at 16 a success. 👉 Read the full report: docsend.com/view/9nnhamt...
A square image with a pink background. The logo for Democracy Classroom is in the bottom right-hand corner. In the bottom left is the title "A roadmap to votes at 16". From the title is a snaking path which has groups of cartoon people clustered along it. Some groups are holding discussions; one is in a classroom; one is on a protest; and the final is queuing at a polling booth.Another pink square with the democracy classroom logo. There is a large block of text which says "Launching the roadmap to votes at 16, a shared vision to support young people to engage in democracy". There is a smaller cartoon image of two women helping each other carry a large object up a flight of stairs.
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Royal Holloway @royalholloway.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
How we're making an impact in political voting 💥 Discover a project, funded by the SSIA and led by Royal Holloway researchers, raising awareness of why young Londoners are not as politically engaged and influencing change. Read more: ow.ly/g05q50WXC5h @jamessloam.bsky.social
Making an Impact - young people campaigning to vote, SSIA logo, UKRI logo, Royal Holloway logo
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Ben O'Loughlin @benoloughlin.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
New book by @jamessloam.bsky.social: young people and politics ‘involves a move from citizens as simply voters, volunteers and consumers, to citizens as problem-solvers and cocreators of public goods’ (Boyte 2005: 536). Read intro for free: bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/turning-yout...
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Turning Youth Voice into Sustainable Public Policy
Turning Youth Voice into Sustainable Public Policy - The Promise of Urban Democracy; Offering a rare policy-based and youth-centred approach to young people and democratic participation, this book rec...
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LSE British Politics and Policy @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Lowering the voting age to 16in the UK is a welcome policy intervention to the declining participation of young people in elections. But that alone isn't enough, argues @jamessloam.bsky.social. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
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How to turn the youth voice into policy | British Politics and Policy at LSE
Lowering the voting age to 16in the UK is a welcome policy intervention to the declining participation of young people in elections. But that alone isn't enough.
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Policy & Politics @policy-politics.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
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PIR at Royal Holloway @rhulpir.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Five of our 2nd-year undergraduates have recently completed a week's work experience in the House of Commons🧑‍⚖️ Each worked with a different select committee, they met MPs and the speaker of the house, and attended PMQs and OPQs Well done all!
Five young women stand arm-in-arm in a low-lit wood-paneled room lined with oil paintings.The same five young women sit in a panel in front of a dramatic red painting. Their hands are clasped in front of them and they have name signs on their desks.The same five young women stand in front of the houses of parliament.
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