How political organisations can become more attractive to young adults by Philipp Köbe

“… This article deals with the relationship between the attractiveness of political parties and the younger generation. A recent survey of the attitudes of 15 to 25 year-olds revealed that young people are both interested in political issues and willing to assume responsibility through participation. …”
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Youth’s underrepresentation in the European Parliament: Insights from interviews with young Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) by Daniel Stockemer, Aksel Sundström

“… Why do political parties elect so few young deputies? Given that the quantitative literature has at best only partially answered this question, we decided to conduct a qualitative investigation. …”
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Age Groups and Generations: Lines of Conflict and Potentials for Integration by Martin Kohli

“…The reason why age conflicts are not more pronounced is the mediating function of political parties, unions and families. Furthermore, although it is often claimed that the welfare state is increasingly dominated by the elderly, this is far from being the case. …”
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Mapping the global election landscape on social media in 2024. by Giulio Pecile, Niccolò Di Marco, Matteo Cinelli, Walter Quattrociocchi

“…This study examines the media landscape on Facebook by analyzing posts from political parties and major news outlets in Europe, Mexico, and India. …”
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Os múltiplos processos de construção da autonomia do movimento zapatista by Juan Diez

“…This article analyzes the autonomous indigenous processes that are taking place in the communities in Chiapas since the Zapatista uprising, as well as a broader discussion on autonomy from the state and political parties that was encouraged by the Zapatistas from the very beginning. …”
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Os movimentos sociais na crise financeira global: questões e polêmicas by Leonardo de Araújo e Mota

“…It concludes that, despite the increased incidence of such social movements worldwide, the present context of economic recession still causes high unemployment rates in the countries most affected by the crisis, the environment remains threatened and most political parties suffer a big crisis of representation within civil society.…”
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What’s going around? A social network explanation of youth party membership by Emilien Paulis

“… Because people do not join political parties in a social vacuum but rather in close relation with their peers, this paper explores how the structure and composition of interpersonal, social networks affect youth party membership, and questions the answer’s implications for recruitment. …”
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THE EVOLUTION AND TRANSFORMATION OF POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES AND MOVEMENTS IN NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY OF LABOUR PARTY OF NIGERIA by Toye Manuwa

“… This paper examines the evolution and transformation of the Labour Party of Nigeria (LPN), one of the oldest and most influential political parties in Nigeria. The paper explores how the LPN has adapted to the changing political, economic and social contexts in Nigeria, from the colonial era to the present day. …”
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SYNERGY BETWEEN THE YOUTH AND A SECURED NATION: AN ATTEMPT TO DEVELOP NIGERIA THROUGH POLITICS AND ELECTORAL REMINISCENCE by ABDULKAREEM ONAKOYA

“…The result of findings of the study shows that the youths can participate actively in the political affairs of the nation by; joining political parties of their choice, shunning all political violence, engaging in peaceful political rallies and campaigns and ultimately vying for elective positions in the country. …”
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POLITICAL BEHAVIOR AND ELECTORAL VIOLENCE IN NIGERIA: ANALYSIS OF THE 2011 AND 2015 GENERAL ELECTIONS by IBIRONKE B. DOMINION ADIGUN

“…The voters should be allowed to freely vote for the candidate and political parties of their choice. Searching through history, it has been discovered that there has been no general election in Nigeria since independence in 1960 that has not been characterized by election violence, which has also led to a serious crisis, violence, disputations, and even bloodshed despite the law governing the electoral process in Nigeria. …”
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PARTY POLITICS AND ELECTIONS IN KOGI STATE BETWEEN 1999 AND 2015: A CASE STUDY OF THE PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC PARTY by ADAVIZE EMMANUEL JATTO, SUBERU OCHI ABDULRAHMAN

“…This paper therefore tries to unravel the history, party politics and democracy in Kogi State especially in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic, the nature and history of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), one of the dominant political parties in the state in the period under review. …”
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GENDER INEQUALITY AND WOMEN REPRESENTATION IN EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE SEATS IN NIGERIA’S FOURTH REPUBLIC: A STUDY OF LAGOS STATE (2012-2023) by OLAYINKA BABATUNDE ADEBOGUN, OPEYEMI BOYO ORITSEJOLOMI, ODUNTAN JOSEPH OLATUNJI, OLUWATUNMISE DARAMOLA

“…This study recommended establishment of mentorship groups, increment of women’s political education and empowerment, improve access to financial resources, introduction, and enforcement of affirmative actions as well as the encouragement of political parties to nominate women candidates for key positions. …”
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Jewish national autonomy in Lithuania in 1919-1926th by Raimundas Valkauskas

“…The structures of this autonomy—the Jewish communities and their Councils, the Jewish National Council, and the Ministry of Jewish Affairs—had been tolerated by the Lithuanian political parties until the end of 1922. The new Constitution of Lithuania was accepted in August 1922, but it didn't establish the structures of Jewish national autonomy, only the general rights of the minorities of Lithuania. …”
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ABUJA RESIDENTS’ PERCEPTION OF MASS MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE 2023 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN IN NIGERIA by DANIEL T. EZEGWU, AGNES. O. EZEJI, GLORIA NWAKEGO CHUKWUEMEKA, CHIOMA ROSE CHIME-NGANYA

“…The researchers recommended that subsequently, political parties in Nigeria should use the radio medium to pass their campaign messages than other forms of media since most respondents accessed the 2023 presidential election campaign through the medium. …”
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Inaugural Lecture by Kabale University

“…Makara has done extensive research on governance issues: public sector reforms, constitutional-ism, election management, political parties, civil society, urban governance and local governance. …”
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Report on the Academic Symposium: Youth Quotas − The Answer to Changes in Age Demographics? by Igor Dimitrijoski

“…Some key questions to be addressed at the symposium were: Should youth quotas be limited to the political arena (political parties, parliaments, etc.) or should they also be implemented in other fields (economic activity, companies, associations, organisations, etc.)? …”
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