Understanding Society launches annual Insights report, showcasing research on political identity.
Understanding Society’s annual Insights publication is out, looking this year at political identity, electoral behaviour and climate change.
In previous years, Insights has showcased research using Understanding Society which is relevant to government policy. This year, in anticipation of a general election, the report examines:
- The youth vote – after the disputed ‘youthquake’ of 2017, what do we know about this period in our lives, during which many views are shaped? What influences our political thinking, and what lasting effects does it have?
- Changing lives, changing communities – in an apparent era of ‘identity politics’, what can research tell us about our sense of who we are, the communities we belong to, and life events, and how these influence our vote?
- Climate change – a significant issue for governments and policy, and likely to shape future economic policy. How do we view it, how do we respond to policy to tackle it, and can protests change our minds?