Laura Serra
@lauraserra.bsky.social
postdoctoral researcher at the LSE with an interest in all things elections, age and generations
more about my work here: https://lauraserra.co.uk
more about my work here: https://lauraserra.co.uk
And that’s a wrap for another EPOP
– my all time favourite conference 🫶🏼
Always the greatest pleasure to reconnect with this lovely bunch of people, meet new ones and share ideas over panels and (too many) late nights
– my all time favourite conference 🫶🏼
Always the greatest pleasure to reconnect with this lovely bunch of people, meet new ones and share ideas over panels and (too many) late nights
September 8, 2025 at 11:23 AM
And that’s a wrap for another EPOP
– my all time favourite conference 🫶🏼
Always the greatest pleasure to reconnect with this lovely bunch of people, meet new ones and share ideas over panels and (too many) late nights
– my all time favourite conference 🫶🏼
Always the greatest pleasure to reconnect with this lovely bunch of people, meet new ones and share ideas over panels and (too many) late nights
Youth support for right & far-right parties/ideas is considerably higher in Latin America than Europe, and a lot of that has to do with the different issues championed by these parties...
August 1, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Youth support for right & far-right parties/ideas is considerably higher in Latin America than Europe, and a lot of that has to do with the different issues championed by these parties...
Full video here (en français 🤗)
July 29, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Full video here (en français 🤗)
I was on Swiss TV news the other day discussing the British electoral reform and where it sits in broader trends
July 29, 2025 at 9:50 AM
I was on Swiss TV news the other day discussing the British electoral reform and where it sits in broader trends
My first time at #ISPP! Excited to present our research on generations and electoral psychology this weekend.
Hit me up if you are also in Prague and want to hang 🤗
Hit me up if you are also in Prague and want to hang 🤗
July 3, 2025 at 12:35 PM
My first time at #ISPP! Excited to present our research on generations and electoral psychology this weekend.
Hit me up if you are also in Prague and want to hang 🤗
Hit me up if you are also in Prague and want to hang 🤗
follow me for more insightful and sophisticated quotes
May 30, 2025 at 2:35 PM
follow me for more insightful and sophisticated quotes
also shoutout to my voting pen
May 28, 2025 at 1:07 PM
also shoutout to my voting pen
The Italian referendum ballot papers are so cute I kinda want to keep them
May 28, 2025 at 12:03 PM
The Italian referendum ballot papers are so cute I kinda want to keep them
And perhaps most interestingly, while Labour has a clear advantage among younger voters, the Conservative Party could close this gap by adopting similar proposals - particularly concerning higher education funding. 4/4
May 24, 2025 at 10:03 AM
And perhaps most interestingly, while Labour has a clear advantage among younger voters, the Conservative Party could close this gap by adopting similar proposals - particularly concerning higher education funding. 4/4
Findings indicate that appeals directed at younger voters do not decrease support from older voters - even when it comes to “culture war” issues. 3/4
May 24, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Findings indicate that appeals directed at younger voters do not decrease support from older voters - even when it comes to “culture war” issues. 3/4
With a survey experiment, I examine the relative impact of symbolic and policy-focused appeals, and of cultural and economic appeals, adapted from the Labour and Conservative 2019 manifestos. 2/4
May 24, 2025 at 10:03 AM
With a survey experiment, I examine the relative impact of symbolic and policy-focused appeals, and of cultural and economic appeals, adapted from the Labour and Conservative 2019 manifestos. 2/4
New paper out in @electoralstudies.bsky.social where I look at the impact of parties’ age-targeted group appeals on age gaps in voting🧵
May 24, 2025 at 10:03 AM
New paper out in @electoralstudies.bsky.social where I look at the impact of parties’ age-targeted group appeals on age gaps in voting🧵
How researchers at Bocconi guessed the Pope using network analysis ⬇️
www.unibocconi.it/en/news/netw...
www.unibocconi.it/en/news/netw...
May 9, 2025 at 1:46 PM
How researchers at Bocconi guessed the Pope using network analysis ⬇️
www.unibocconi.it/en/news/netw...
www.unibocconi.it/en/news/netw...
…unless the boy is Korean in which case he has definitely become more right-wing 👀
March 24, 2025 at 8:24 PM
…unless the boy is Korean in which case he has definitely become more right-wing 👀
I’m just a girl standing in front of a boy telling him it’s not true he has become more right-wing… it is me who has become more left-wing 🫠
March 24, 2025 at 8:24 PM
I’m just a girl standing in front of a boy telling him it’s not true he has become more right-wing… it is me who has become more left-wing 🫠
Having a lovely time at the EU science fair “Science Is Wonderful!”, made all the better by seeing how excited kids and teenagers get about democracy and elections 💙✨
If you are in Brussels come check us out at Booth 54 tomorrow! Marie Curie herself popped over to say hi 🤪
If you are in Brussels come check us out at Booth 54 tomorrow! Marie Curie herself popped over to say hi 🤪
March 13, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Having a lovely time at the EU science fair “Science Is Wonderful!”, made all the better by seeing how excited kids and teenagers get about democracy and elections 💙✨
If you are in Brussels come check us out at Booth 54 tomorrow! Marie Curie herself popped over to say hi 🤪
If you are in Brussels come check us out at Booth 54 tomorrow! Marie Curie herself popped over to say hi 🤪
And very interestingly, the infamous Gen Z gender gap that many have been talking about, actually seems to exist across all age groups!
March 12, 2025 at 8:12 AM
And very interestingly, the infamous Gen Z gender gap that many have been talking about, actually seems to exist across all age groups!
While London seems to be the only place where Reform support isn’t really growing, the London youth are outpacing their peers across the country in their likelihood to vote Reform at the next election.
March 12, 2025 at 8:12 AM
While London seems to be the only place where Reform support isn’t really growing, the London youth are outpacing their peers across the country in their likelihood to vote Reform at the next election.
My (translated 😅) hunch is that these votes are largely anti-establishment and anti-incumbents, rather than based on a growing ideological attachment to far-right ideals.
February 28, 2025 at 12:23 PM
My (translated 😅) hunch is that these votes are largely anti-establishment and anti-incumbents, rather than based on a growing ideological attachment to far-right ideals.
Don’t forget. Don’t become confused.
February 21, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Don’t forget. Don’t become confused.
…which is also closely tied to the brilliant and tough work of election administrators!
February 6, 2025 at 4:52 PM
…which is also closely tied to the brilliant and tough work of election administrators!
one of the key challenges we are discussing pertains to how to strengthen elections security in increasingly digitalised democracies
February 6, 2025 at 4:52 PM
one of the key challenges we are discussing pertains to how to strengthen elections security in increasingly digitalised democracies
very excited to be in Washington DC to present and discuss our latest research on the 2024 US election and beyond, at this great event we are co-hosting with NYU’s @brennancenter.bsky.social and the National Academy for Public Administration
February 6, 2025 at 4:46 PM
very excited to be in Washington DC to present and discuss our latest research on the 2024 US election and beyond, at this great event we are co-hosting with NYU’s @brennancenter.bsky.social and the National Academy for Public Administration
Very happy to see that my piece on lowering the voting age was amongst the top 5 LSE blogs of the year! 🥂
If you missed it, you can read it again here: blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
@lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social @lsegovernment.bsky.social
If you missed it, you can read it again here: blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
@lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social @lsegovernment.bsky.social
December 12, 2024 at 4:37 PM
Very happy to see that my piece on lowering the voting age was amongst the top 5 LSE blogs of the year! 🥂
If you missed it, you can read it again here: blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
@lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social @lsegovernment.bsky.social
If you missed it, you can read it again here: blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
@lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social @lsegovernment.bsky.social