Dr James Tilley skeptical of whether youth voter turnout will increase for European elections

An article in Reuters (30 May) on how the youth vote may affect next years European elections includes the views of Oxfords James Tilley.

The article argues that, with youth unemployment reaching an all-time high in many parts of Europe, frustration among young people may lead to increased political engagement, reversing the long-standing trend of low voter turnout in European elections. Yet the piece also notes that James Tilley, a professor of political science at Oxford University, is not convinced youth anger will translate into higher voter turnout, pointing out that young Germans and Austrians have not gone through the same experience as Greeks.

The article can be read in full here.