Rakib Ehsan

Democratic satisfaction among Britain’s immigrant communities: intergenerational divides

IF’s Rakib Ehsan looks at political-institutional trust and democratic satisfaction among Britain’s ethnic minority population, discussing why first-generation migrants display greater political trust and democratic satisfaction than their younger, UK-born counterparts

9 Oct 2018

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Products of their times? Intergenerational divides in social attitudes

IF’s Rakib Ehsan summarises the important intergenerational findings of the latest British Social Attitudes Survey (BSA 35). As well as there being clear intergenerational divides in regard to party support and support for EU membership, there is evidence of an “attitudes chasm” between the oldest and youngest cohorts of Britain’s voting-age population over welfare provision […]

18 Jul 2018

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The Great Political Divide: Britain’s Young and Old

IF’s Rakib Ehsan summarises the findings of the most recent face-to-face British Election Study survey, which further develops the image of Britain’s younger people being more progressive and outward-looking in their general view of the UK’s place in the international system

29 Jun 2018

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