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VIRTUAL EVENT: The changing impact of family background on political engagement during adolescence
17 February 2021, 1:00 pm–2:00 pm
In this webinar, Germ Janmaat will examine how the impact of family background on young people’s political engagement changes during adolescence and early adulthood.
This event is free.
Event Information
Open to
- All
Availability
- Yes
Cost
- Free
Organiser
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Germ Janmaat
Germ will assess the explanatory power of three perspectives on the development of political engagement over the life course.
The purpose of the event is to inform scholars and a wider audience about Germ's research for a Nuffield funded project on the role of educational tracks in influencing social inequality in political engagement.
This seminar will include a 40 minute presentation and a 20 minute Q&A session.
LLAKES research seminar series
The Centre for Research on Learning and Life Chances (LLAKES) offer both early career and more established scholars an opportunity to present the findings of their latest research to a mixed audience of academics, practitioners and policy makers. LLAKES is particularly interested in presentations about skills development, educational inequality and the social outcomes of education.
Links
- Centre for Learning and Life Chances in Knowledge Economies and Societies (LLAKES)
- Department of Education, Practice and Society
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About the Speaker
Germ Janmaat
Professor of Political Socialization at the UCL Institute of Education
Germ's research concentrates on the effect of education, broadly conceived, on civic values and behaviors, such as tolerance and political engagement.
More about Germ Janmaat