Research Network on Youth and Participatory Politics

The MacArthur Research Network on Youth and Participatory Politics is exploring the nature and extent of young people's use of digital communications tools, social media and the Internet, and how those tools influences their engagement with participatory politics. Read more

About this Research Network

This network has received funding from 2010 to the present.

Network Chair

Joseph Kahne
John and Martha Davidson Professor of Education at Mills College

Network Website

http://ypp.dmlcentral.net/

Research

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Study Finds Young People Using New Media for Participatory Politics

Substantial numbers of young people across racial and ethnic groups are engaging in “participatory politics” Read More 

Does the Internet Make for More Engaged Citizens?

Youth who pursue their interests on the internet are more likely to be engaged in civic and political issues, according to a new study of student Internet usage by a group of civic learning scholars. Read More