Youth political engagement, corruption and higher education
Dr Magdelina Kitanova BA, MA, MSc, PhD
Magdelina is a Post-doctoral Research Fellow at UCD. Prior to joining UCD, Magdelina completed a PhD in Politics at the University of Southampton, UK, being awarded an Economic and Social Research Council studentship for her research. Her PhD thesis argued that political institutions significantly matter in shaping levels of youth political participation in the EU.
Magdelina has completed more than 7 years combined of research, both quantitative and qualitative. While at the University of Southampton, she was a lecturer in Political Systems and Research skills in Politics and International Relations. Magdelina has experience as a data analyst at the European Commission. Magdelina has previously presented her research at numerous conferences and has been involved in interdisciplinary projects in the UK, Australia, Iceland, Germany, Italy and Bulgaria.
Webinar Details
Declining levels of youth political participation pose a challenge to many advanced and new democracies. I examine the differences across various types of political participation among young people. I present an empirical analysis exploring the effect of corruption and education on the propensity of young individuals to vote and participate in informal politics. I analyse time-series cross-sectional data from the European Social Survey data (ESS, 2002-2016) and a country-level dataset of institutional measures (2002-2016). Corruption not only influences on the youth political engagement of individuals in the EU, it has an impact on the Higher education system in the country.
This webinar will take place online on 25th October at 1pm.
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