What are the sources of an engaged and responsible citizenry and how do they vary across different phases in people’s lives? How can young people best acquire active citizenship norms and practices? Which life events are most influential in shaping people’s political outlooks and understanding of democratic practices? What obstacles impede the learning of active citizenship at different stages of the life cycle? We will bring new interdisciplinary perspectives to bear on these questions, combining insights from work on political socialization with approaches drawn from education, biology, medicine, psychology, and gerontology.
Responsable: Elisabeth Gidengil
Researchers involved: André Blais, Colette Brin, Thierry Giasson, Elisabeth Gidengil, Allisson Harell, Dietlind Stolle, Sara Vissers
Research projects
- Canadian Youth Study – Dietlind Stolle, Sara Vissers
- The impact of family structure on voter turnout studied with census data in Scandinavia – Elisabeth Gidengil
- The influence of social context on the willingness of young citizens to show up at the polls – André Blais, Dietlind Stolle
- Pregnancy as Political (De)Mobilization – Dietlind Stolle
- Policy feedback: The role played by public programs in promoting or discouraging participation in political life – Elisabeth Gidengil
- Health and political behaviour: the impact of health on mobilization and participation in the public life – Elisabeth Gidengil, Dietlind Stolle
- Physiologie du cerveau et prise de décision politique – Elisabeth Gidengil