d|part’s research director, Dr Jan Eichhorn, spoke at the event “Bremen in the shadow of Brexit” during the annual Europe Week in Bremen. Organised by the British Chamber of Commerce in Germany (BCCG) and the parliamentary group of the FDP in Bremen’s state parliament, the event focussed on Brexit and its implications for Germany as a whole, but also Bremen specifically. In addition to questions about the importance for individuals, the consequences for politics and firms were discussed particularly.
The other panel participants were Lencke Steiner, leader of the FDP parliamentary group in Bremen, Nikolaus Schadeck, Parner at KPMG and Michael Schütte, CEO of the traditional Joh. Gottfr. Schütte GmbH & Co. KG.
Copyright: FDP Fraktion in der Bremen Bürgerschaft
Research Director speaks at event during Bremen’s Europe Week
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Young people in Germany convinced ‘We still need Europe’
At the start of the year that marks the European elections Christine Hübner and Jan Eichhorn inform politicians about how young people in Germany look at Europe and the EU. d|part’s latest study is based on secondary data analysis of the attitudes of young people aged 15 to 35. It shows how important the EU is for the majority of young -
Today, d|part revealed a new publication that will attract the attention of anyone interested in better understanding contemporary changes to the political landscape in Europe. Edited by Anne Heyer and Christine Hübner, the new series engages with populist parties across the continent. “Europe’s new spectre: Populist parties - A journey around the continent’s new and old populist parties” brings
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d|part’sVoices on Valuesproject team presented its interim findings recently to policy makers and third sector professionals at two events in Brussels. Together with our project partner, the Open Society European Policy Institute (OSEPI) we welcomed a wide range of people from EU institutions, national representations and non-state organisations at the OSEPI offices.
The contributions at the
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d|part’s research director, Dr Jan Eichhorn, has given talks at two high profile events discussing the lowering of the voting age to 16. He presented research conducted by d|part and the University of Edinburgh investigating how young Scots engaged with becoming enfranchised earlier.
The first event took place in Edinburgh (25 June 2018) and was hosted by the Scottish Government as part of the “
Germany’s 2017 federal elections did not witness a ‘youthquake’. Once again fewer young people went to cast their vote than older generations. But young people did turn out more often than their peers in previous elections – in absolute terms and relative to the rest of the population. For the first time in decades, young people were able to slightly close the gap in turnout between young and
Last year, young people came to the fore again in Germany. In the 2017 federal elections, more than five million eligible voters were younger than 25 years, about three million of them first-time voters. Numerous campaigns specifically targeted young people and political parties were working on formats to address young voters in particular. Nevertheless, once again significantly fewer young