Youth, Parenthood, and Political Socialisation: Innovative Empirical Approaches to Gendered Civic Engagement

Abstract

This panel examines how gender, youth, and parenthood intersect to shape political attitudes, efficacy, and participation. Despite growing scholarly attention to generational and parental dynamics in politics, the mechanisms underlying gendered political socialisation remain insufficiently understood. These papers advance the field through diverse and cutting-edge methodological approaches—including survey experiments, large-N panel analyses, latent profile transition modelling, new data collection protocols, field experiments in schools, and intersectional multilevel analysis—to reveal how gendered identities, educational environments, and familial roles influence political behaviour.

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