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Two of the three reports are not on information and communications technologies specifically, but they all touch on the subject. Has anyone been involved in any online experiments or projects that have shown how to _light_ the sparks of political interest in young people and not just _capture_ sparks of interest generated offline? While the Internet is great at capturing political sparks, I am still on the look out for any examples where new political interest is created. Steven Clift Democracies Online From: http://www.demos.co.uk Logged off? How ICT can connect young people and politics Young people are attracted to new communication technologies by anonymity not gadgetry. Lydia Howland concludes that success depends on allowing young people to debate politics in a neutral online environment to build up their confidence. Any approach which simply attempts to turn political engagement into a computer game is likely to fail, the report concludes. Introduction and executive summary: http://www.demos.co.uk/PDF/loggedexec.pdf From: http://sosig.ac.uk/resource?query=1026211235-8894&database=SOSIG Young People and Politics: A Report on the YVote?YNot? Project by the Children and Young Peoples Unit Author: United Kingdom. Children and Young Peoples Unit Description: This site provides access to the full text of the report which was published by the Children and Young Peoples Unit in July 2002. It presents the results of the YVote?YNot? project which investigated reasons for low levels of voter turnout/political participation amongst young people in the UK and sought to encourage more active political participation through the creation of a web site and Internet campaign. In addition to the project findings the report also contains information on the political behaviour and influences of young people/teenagers and statistics on voter turnout for the Uk. Users should note that the paper is in pdf format and therefore requires access to an Adobe Acrobat Reader for use. Keywords: voter turnout, young adults, elections, political participation Subject Section(s): Elections Resource Type: Government Publications Admin Name: Children and Young Peoples Unit Admin Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Language: en URL: http://www.cypu.gov.uk/corporate/downloads/CYPU_AdultAW.pdf From: http://sosig.ac.uk/resource?query=1026287491-23949&database=SOSIG Voter Engagement and Young People Author: Electoral Commission Description: This site provides access to the full text of a report issued in July 2002 by the Electoral commission. ISBN 1904363032. It provides access to statistics on voter turnout amongst young people/teenagers in the 2001 UK general election. It then considers the reasons for this abstention, young people's attitudes towards politics and what can be done to improve political communication to them. Users should note that the paper is in pdf format and therefore requires access to an Adobe Acrobat Reader for use. Keywords: voter turnout, young adults, political participation, elections, voting Subject Section(s): Elections Resource Type: Government Publications Copyright: Electoral Commission Admin Name: Electoral Commission Admin Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Language: en URL: http://www.electoral-commission.gov.uk/publications_pdfs/youngppl%2Bvoting.pdf *** Past Messages, Discussion http://e-democracy.org/do *** *** To subscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** *** Message body: SUB DO-WIRE *** *** To UNSUBSCRIBE instead, write: UNSUB DO-WIRE *** *** Please forward this post to others and encourage *** *** them to subscribe to the free DO-WIRE service. *** *** Please send submissions to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
