Young and marginalised? (posted on 27.07.2026)
In this blog for the John Smith Centre, I analyse the UK Youth Poll 2026 survey data to look at who young people think are heard politically, their views of politics, and the barriers to participation that they identify.
A crisis in the making (posted on 12.06.2026)
In this blog for the John Smith Centre I analyse UK Youth Poll 2026 survey data to investigate why so many more young people now think they will be worse off than their parents.
Distinctively left-wing? (posted on 12.05.2026)
In this contribution to the Scottish Election Study (SES) Scottish Election Analysis 2026 report, I analyse SES and UK Youth Poll 2026 survey data to observe that young Scots people are more left-wing than their UK peers and their older compatriots.
Tackling the big issues (posted on 18.02.2026)
In this blog for the John Smith Centre I give an overview of the UK Youth Poll 2026 survey themes chosen by students on the John Smith Youth Poll Project, representing five of the key topics of interest to young people in the UK.
Young people know what they think about politics, and they are happy to tell us (posted on 20.01.2026)
In this blog for the John Smith Centre I analyse UK Youth Poll 2025 survey data to observe demographic, political and informational correlates of (rare) ‘don’t know’ answers in relation to politics.
Other people’s backgrounds shape their social position, but I worked hard for mine (posted on 08.01.2026)
In this blog for The Conversation I outline paradox in how we explain status in general compared to our own status, as identified in my book, Capital, Privilege and Political Participation.
Book launch success (posted on 21.10.2025)
In this blog for the John Smith Centre I give an overview of the successful launch of my book, Capital, Privilege and Political Participation, including the key findings from the book itself.
Overcoming barriers to political participation? (posted on 29.09.2025)
In this blog for the John Smith Centre I analyse possible solutions to barriers to political participation identified in my book, Capital, Privilege and Political Participation.
Barriers to politics identified by non-participants (posted on 19.09.2025)
In this blog for the John Smith Centre I analyse the barriers to political participation identified by less politically active people as outlined in my book, Capital, Privilege and Political Participation.
Are young people who are happy with their lives and politics more supportive of democracy? Not necessarily (posted on 18.09.2025)
In this blog for the John Smith Centre I analyse UK Youth Poll 2025 survey data to observe the relationships between happiness, anxiety political efficacy, and support for democracy.
Joe Greenwood-Hau 