Beth Jenkinson

Youth Quake report launch: real change is constrained by party politics

We recently launched a report on young people and the 2017 General Election, and representatives from the major parties attended our panel event at the Houses of Parliament. Beth Jenkinson, IF researcher, describes the resulting discussion and explores its implications for intergenerational fairness

29 Nov 2017

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Young nationalism in Catalonia

Beth Jenkinson, IF researcher, looks into why younger people are more pro-independence than older people in Catalonia, and discusses how this fits in with theories about how young people are interacting with politics around the world

1 Nov 2017

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The unlikely young fad: living with your parents

Beth Jenkinson, IF researcher, discusses the findings of a recent Canadian report on “co-residence” between the generations and the implications this might have for the UK, where young adults are increasingly living with their parents during their working lives

19 Oct 2017

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Dynamic shifts in the question of student debt: a discussion of newly viable policy options

Adjusting or scrapping university fees is the current political hot potato. IF researcher Beth Jenkinson looks at the financial and political implications of the suggestions on the table

10 Oct 2017

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Should young people change, or should politics?

Final-year politics student and IF volunteer Beth Jenkinson explores the problem of youth disengagement in electoral processes across Europe, and discusses what should be done to resolve the issue

21 Dec 2016

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