School lessons, social media and political events in a get-out-the-vote campaign: successful drivers of political engagement among youth?
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School lessons, social media and political events in a get-out-the-vote campaign : successful drivers of political engagement among youth? / Ohme, Jakob; Marquart, Franziska; Kristensen, Lisa Merete.
I: Journal of Youth Studies, Bind 23, Nr. 7, 08.08.2020, s. 886-908.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - School lessons, social media and political events in a get-out-the-vote campaign
T2 - successful drivers of political engagement among youth?
AU - Ohme, Jakob
AU - Marquart, Franziska
AU - Kristensen, Lisa Merete
PY - 2020/8/8
Y1 - 2020/8/8
N2 - During election times, societal actors frequently employ specific get-out-the-vote campaigns to mobilize young voters’ turnout and engagement with the election. Although such campaigns receive praise in society, little is known about how effective they are and if they shape longer lasting types of political engagement. This study presents novel evidence about the differential effects of a multi-platform get-out-the-vote campaign in Denmark, and investigates how such campaigns can help to address the important democratic problem of youth disengagement. Based on a two-wave panel study among high school- and university students in Denmark (n = 275), the effects of classroom interventions, political event participation, and social media use on political interest, knowledge, and political efficacy are explored. The results suggests that get-out-the-vote campaigns are able to strengthen youths’ political engagement, but that civic education and political events may be more important than communication via social media.
AB - During election times, societal actors frequently employ specific get-out-the-vote campaigns to mobilize young voters’ turnout and engagement with the election. Although such campaigns receive praise in society, little is known about how effective they are and if they shape longer lasting types of political engagement. This study presents novel evidence about the differential effects of a multi-platform get-out-the-vote campaign in Denmark, and investigates how such campaigns can help to address the important democratic problem of youth disengagement. Based on a two-wave panel study among high school- and university students in Denmark (n = 275), the effects of classroom interventions, political event participation, and social media use on political interest, knowledge, and political efficacy are explored. The results suggests that get-out-the-vote campaigns are able to strengthen youths’ political engagement, but that civic education and political events may be more important than communication via social media.
KW - election campaigns
KW - get-out-the-vote
KW - political events
KW - school lessons
KW - social media
KW - Youth participation
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85089623720&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/13676261.2019.1645311
DO - 10.1080/13676261.2019.1645311
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85089623720
VL - 23
SP - 886
EP - 908
JO - Journal of Youth Studies
JF - Journal of Youth Studies
SN - 1367-6261
IS - 7
ER -
ID: 255168782