Youth Political Representation Research Network
@youthpolrep.bsky.social
Bringing together academics, practitioners, and activists who are passionate about youth's political representation in elected office.
Research bibliography and more info: https://youthpoliticalrep.wixsite.com/youthpolrep
Research bibliography and more info: https://youthpoliticalrep.wixsite.com/youthpolrep
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Want to get an overview of research on #youthpolrep?
We have started a 💥thematically sorted bibliography💥 on our website!
Let us know, if there are publications still missing 🤗
We have started a 💥thematically sorted bibliography💥 on our website!
Let us know, if there are publications still missing 🤗
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Very interesting findings! This is probably also something of interest for everybody on youthpolrep
For an unpublished manuscript, Claudia Landwehr and I surveyed German MPs to find out which groups they felt deserved to be represented. The differences between the parties are quite stark. From left to right, MPs become less supportive. 1/2
September 26, 2023 at 4:37 PM
Very interesting findings! This is probably also something of interest for everybody on youthpolrep
Very interesting new publication by Leonie Rettig and @lukasisermann.com on descriptive attributes as voting heuristics - specifically age and gender:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Just like me? Testing descriptive attributes as voting heuristics
The lack of candidate diversity and the descriptive under-representation of groups such as women and young people in parliaments is a recurring concer…
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January 22, 2026 at 8:49 AM
Very interesting new publication by Leonie Rettig and @lukasisermann.com on descriptive attributes as voting heuristics - specifically age and gender:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We have just updated our bibliography to include recently published works :) Let us know if we missed something!
Want to get an overview of research on #youthpolrep?
We have started a 💥thematically sorted bibliography💥 on our website!
Let us know, if there are publications still missing 🤗
We have started a 💥thematically sorted bibliography💥 on our website!
Let us know, if there are publications still missing 🤗
Bibliography | Youth Political Repr
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January 12, 2026 at 1:15 PM
We have just updated our bibliography to include recently published works :) Let us know if we missed something!
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NEW ARTICLE: @palesl.bsky.social, Vesa Koskimaa and I have an letter out in JOP, "Politicians talk less about the future as they age" doi.org/10.1086/739406 (1/10)
Legislators talk less about the future as they age | The Journal of Politics: Vol 0, No ja
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November 21, 2025 at 12:53 PM
NEW ARTICLE: @palesl.bsky.social, Vesa Koskimaa and I have an letter out in JOP, "Politicians talk less about the future as they age" doi.org/10.1086/739406 (1/10)
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📢 Publication Alert!
I am excited to share that I published my paper on Substantive Youth Representation in German Politics. 📄 You can find my paper here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09644008.2025.2584401 (1/7)
I am excited to share that I published my paper on Substantive Youth Representation in German Politics. 📄 You can find my paper here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09644008.2025.2584401 (1/7)
November 19, 2025 at 10:53 AM
📢 Publication Alert!
I am excited to share that I published my paper on Substantive Youth Representation in German Politics. 📄 You can find my paper here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09644008.2025.2584401 (1/7)
I am excited to share that I published my paper on Substantive Youth Representation in German Politics. 📄 You can find my paper here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09644008.2025.2584401 (1/7)
New publication on #substantive #youthpolrep in the German Bundestag by @robrentrop.bsky.social :
doi.org/10.1080/0964...
doi.org/10.1080/0964...
Do Young MPs Represent Young Voters? A Quantitative Text Analysis of Substantive Youth Representation in the Bundestag
Globally, parliaments are dominated by middle-aged lawmakers, leading to descriptive underrepresentation of young adults in national legislatures. Recent research has begun to analyse the causes of...
doi.org
November 14, 2025 at 8:01 AM
New publication on #substantive #youthpolrep in the German Bundestag by @robrentrop.bsky.social :
doi.org/10.1080/0964...
doi.org/10.1080/0964...
Just a short reminder of our bibliography. Which works are still missing? 🤗
Want to get an overview of research on #youthpolrep?
We have started a 💥thematically sorted bibliography💥 on our website!
Let us know, if there are publications still missing 🤗
We have started a 💥thematically sorted bibliography💥 on our website!
Let us know, if there are publications still missing 🤗
Bibliography | Youth Political Repr
youthpoliticalrep.wixsite.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Just a short reminder of our bibliography. Which works are still missing? 🤗
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Call for Abstracts: Together with @kirareneekurz.bsky.social, I'm editing a @cogitatiopag.bsky.social Issue on #YouthWings in #Europe! 🤓 We especially invite contributions focusing on countries in Central, Eastern & Southern Europe. Feel free to get in touch! www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...
October 20, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Call for Abstracts: Together with @kirareneekurz.bsky.social, I'm editing a @cogitatiopag.bsky.social Issue on #YouthWings in #Europe! 🤓 We especially invite contributions focusing on countries in Central, Eastern & Southern Europe. Feel free to get in touch! www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...
New publication on the perceived substantive representation of younger generation in Italy:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Ghosted by politics? Young generations and the crisis of representation in Italy
This study investigates generational inequalities in perceived political representation in Italy. Drawing on original survey data (N = 1,004), we construct a Representation Index based on three sal...
www.tandfonline.com
October 15, 2025 at 9:24 AM
New publication on the perceived substantive representation of younger generation in Italy:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@epsjournal.bsky.social has just published the articles of a special issue on "Political parties and youth’s political (under) representation", with an introduction by Daniel Stockemer (@uottawa.ca )
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/s41304-025-00521-z🧵
September 30, 2025 at 12:00 PM
@epsjournal.bsky.social has just published the articles of a special issue on "Political parties and youth’s political (under) representation", with an introduction by Daniel Stockemer (@uottawa.ca )
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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How well are young people represented along the recruitment ladder? The pipeline problem for the Danish youth is within parties, since they are eager to stand for election and well represented at the parliamentary level. New article out in @ecpr.bsky.social's EPS. Open access: rdcu.be/eIiM1.
September 26, 2025 at 11:30 AM
How well are young people represented along the recruitment ladder? The pipeline problem for the Danish youth is within parties, since they are eager to stand for election and well represented at the parliamentary level. New article out in @ecpr.bsky.social's EPS. Open access: rdcu.be/eIiM1.
Want to get an overview of research on #youthpolrep?
We have started a 💥thematically sorted bibliography💥 on our website!
Let us know, if there are publications still missing 🤗
We have started a 💥thematically sorted bibliography💥 on our website!
Let us know, if there are publications still missing 🤗
Bibliography | Youth Political Repr
youthpoliticalrep.wixsite.com
September 2, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Want to get an overview of research on #youthpolrep?
We have started a 💥thematically sorted bibliography💥 on our website!
Let us know, if there are publications still missing 🤗
We have started a 💥thematically sorted bibliography💥 on our website!
Let us know, if there are publications still missing 🤗
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Dear #youthpolrep colleagues and friends, I’m excited to invite you to my thesis defence - online or in person at EUI! 🎓✨
Endless thanks to @simonhix.bsky.social and Aksel Sundström for guiding me to the PhD finish line 🥳
www.eui.eu/events?id=57...
Endless thanks to @simonhix.bsky.social and Aksel Sundström for guiding me to the PhD finish line 🥳
www.eui.eu/events?id=57...
Youth Political Representation in Latvia and Estonia: From Electoral Entry to Parliamentary Action
PhD thesis defence by Ieva Hofmane
www.eui.eu
August 27, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Dear #youthpolrep colleagues and friends, I’m excited to invite you to my thesis defence - online or in person at EUI! 🎓✨
Endless thanks to @simonhix.bsky.social and Aksel Sundström for guiding me to the PhD finish line 🥳
www.eui.eu/events?id=57...
Endless thanks to @simonhix.bsky.social and Aksel Sundström for guiding me to the PhD finish line 🥳
www.eui.eu/events?id=57...
New piece on age-based differences in MPs' representation styles by @dienerjulius.bsky.social!
Have you ever wondered if young politicians perceive their roles as representatives differently than their older colleagues? Then, my new research note in Party Politics may interest you. I investigate age differences in the representation styles of politicians.
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August 26, 2025 at 7:17 AM
New piece on age-based differences in MPs' representation styles by @dienerjulius.bsky.social!
🚨New Publication🚨
Interesting piece on why a legislator’s age matters:
@wigginton.ca re-conceptualizes youth representation in @repjournal.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#youthpolrep
Interesting piece on why a legislator’s age matters:
@wigginton.ca re-conceptualizes youth representation in @repjournal.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#youthpolrep
Why Does a Legislator’s Age Matter? Re-Conceptualising Youth Representation
Representation of young adults in legislatures has been the subject of increasing empirical study, with a growing number of studies addressing the causes of low rates of youth representation. While...
www.tandfonline.com
August 8, 2025 at 11:10 AM
🚨New Publication🚨
Interesting piece on why a legislator’s age matters:
@wigginton.ca re-conceptualizes youth representation in @repjournal.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#youthpolrep
Interesting piece on why a legislator’s age matters:
@wigginton.ca re-conceptualizes youth representation in @repjournal.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#youthpolrep
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This week the GLOBAL YOUTH PARTICIPATION INDEX went online.
It's a great resource mot only for research on participation, but also for looking into representation!
gypi.epd.eu
It's a great resource mot only for research on participation, but also for looking into representation!
gypi.epd.eu
Global Youth Participation Index
The GYPI is the first global tool measuring youth participation. Click to explore!
gypi.epd.eu
June 26, 2025 at 10:34 AM
This week the GLOBAL YOUTH PARTICIPATION INDEX went online.
It's a great resource mot only for research on participation, but also for looking into representation!
gypi.epd.eu
It's a great resource mot only for research on participation, but also for looking into representation!
gypi.epd.eu
The upcoming conference of the @sgparliaments.bsky.social in Barcelona will also feature a panel focusing on young parliamentarians!
Come by if you are around :) #sgop25
Come by if you are around :) #sgop25
July 1, 2025 at 8:54 AM
The upcoming conference of the @sgparliaments.bsky.social in Barcelona will also feature a panel focusing on young parliamentarians!
Come by if you are around :) #sgop25
Come by if you are around :) #sgop25
This week the GLOBAL YOUTH PARTICIPATION INDEX went online.
It's a great resource mot only for research on participation, but also for looking into representation!
gypi.epd.eu
It's a great resource mot only for research on participation, but also for looking into representation!
gypi.epd.eu
Global Youth Participation Index
The GYPI is the first global tool measuring youth participation. Click to explore!
gypi.epd.eu
June 26, 2025 at 10:34 AM
This week the GLOBAL YOUTH PARTICIPATION INDEX went online.
It's a great resource mot only for research on participation, but also for looking into representation!
gypi.epd.eu
It's a great resource mot only for research on participation, but also for looking into representation!
gypi.epd.eu
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Super interesting new article on the role of youth wings in representing youth in Portugal by Carlos Jalali, Patrícia Silva & Edna Costa!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
They (don’t) really care about us: youth representation in Portuguese political parties - European Political Science
Political parties rely on youth wings for the political representation and mobilisation of youth. This article examines the role of youth wings within political parties; youth wing members assess the ...
link.springer.com
June 12, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Super interesting new article on the role of youth wings in representing youth in Portugal by Carlos Jalali, Patrícia Silva & Edna Costa!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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A perfect match! Entitled
“Reinventing Democracy for the 21st Century”, the 4th Global Conference on Parliamentary Studies today takes place in the cradle of democracy. 🇬🇷 Happy to present work with @kirareneekurz.bsky.social & @hallehellmann.bsky.social on youth representation. #youthpolrep
“Reinventing Democracy for the 21st Century”, the 4th Global Conference on Parliamentary Studies today takes place in the cradle of democracy. 🇬🇷 Happy to present work with @kirareneekurz.bsky.social & @hallehellmann.bsky.social on youth representation. #youthpolrep
June 13, 2025 at 10:56 AM
A perfect match! Entitled
“Reinventing Democracy for the 21st Century”, the 4th Global Conference on Parliamentary Studies today takes place in the cradle of democracy. 🇬🇷 Happy to present work with @kirareneekurz.bsky.social & @hallehellmann.bsky.social on youth representation. #youthpolrep
“Reinventing Democracy for the 21st Century”, the 4th Global Conference on Parliamentary Studies today takes place in the cradle of democracy. 🇬🇷 Happy to present work with @kirareneekurz.bsky.social & @hallehellmann.bsky.social on youth representation. #youthpolrep
Super interesting new article on the role of youth wings in representing youth in Portugal by Carlos Jalali, Patrícia Silva & Edna Costa!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
They (don’t) really care about us: youth representation in Portuguese political parties - European Political Science
Political parties rely on youth wings for the political representation and mobilisation of youth. This article examines the role of youth wings within political parties; youth wing members assess the ...
link.springer.com
June 12, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Super interesting new article on the role of youth wings in representing youth in Portugal by Carlos Jalali, Patrícia Silva & Edna Costa!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Only ~25% of leaders around the world used to be over 60. Today it is more than half of them.
May 28, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Only ~25% of leaders around the world used to be over 60. Today it is more than half of them.
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The Democratic Party’s age problem isn’t just bad, it’s much worse than Republicans’. Half of registered Democratic voters are under 50, yet half their senators are over 67. Despite claiming to represent the future, party leadership systematically blocks younger voices from gaining power.
May 21, 2025 at 6:51 PM
The Democratic Party’s age problem isn’t just bad, it’s much worse than Republicans’. Half of registered Democratic voters are under 50, yet half their senators are over 67. Despite claiming to represent the future, party leadership systematically blocks younger voices from gaining power.
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**NEWS from the Network**
We have now also set up a website for YPRRN and while many things are still missing, you can already find a categorized bibliography on youth political representation!
youthpoliticalrep.wixsite.com/youth-politi...
Please let us know which works are still missing! 🤗
We have now also set up a website for YPRRN and while many things are still missing, you can already find a categorized bibliography on youth political representation!
youthpoliticalrep.wixsite.com/youth-politi...
Please let us know which works are still missing! 🤗
Bibliography | Youth Political Repr
youthpoliticalrep.wixsite.com
May 12, 2025 at 4:48 PM
**NEWS from the Network**
We have now also set up a website for YPRRN and while many things are still missing, you can already find a categorized bibliography on youth political representation!
youthpoliticalrep.wixsite.com/youth-politi...
Please let us know which works are still missing! 🤗
We have now also set up a website for YPRRN and while many things are still missing, you can already find a categorized bibliography on youth political representation!
youthpoliticalrep.wixsite.com/youth-politi...
Please let us know which works are still missing! 🤗
**NEWS from the Network**
We have now also set up a website for YPRRN and while many things are still missing, you can already find a categorized bibliography on youth political representation!
youthpoliticalrep.wixsite.com/youth-politi...
Please let us know which works are still missing! 🤗
We have now also set up a website for YPRRN and while many things are still missing, you can already find a categorized bibliography on youth political representation!
youthpoliticalrep.wixsite.com/youth-politi...
Please let us know which works are still missing! 🤗
Bibliography | Youth Political Repr
youthpoliticalrep.wixsite.com
May 12, 2025 at 4:48 PM
**NEWS from the Network**
We have now also set up a website for YPRRN and while many things are still missing, you can already find a categorized bibliography on youth political representation!
youthpoliticalrep.wixsite.com/youth-politi...
Please let us know which works are still missing! 🤗
We have now also set up a website for YPRRN and while many things are still missing, you can already find a categorized bibliography on youth political representation!
youthpoliticalrep.wixsite.com/youth-politi...
Please let us know which works are still missing! 🤗