The youth factor in the UK politics
https://doi.org/10.48137/2074-2975_2021_8_93
Abstract
The government as well as the opposition parties of the Great Britain are looking for ways to involve the new generation in politics. Establishment is having problems with adaptation to modern communication means. The government under Boris Johnson is trying to build a compromise vision out of conflicting demands of the youth and other age groups.
About the Author
G. V. Davydov
Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Foreign Ministry
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
DAVYDOV Georgy V. – Ph.D. Student (political science)
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Davydov G.V. The youth factor in the UK politics. Обозреватель–Observer. 2021;(8):93-103. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.48137/2074-2975_2021_8_93
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