Democratic lockdown, forced digitalization and blended participation of young citizens

The lockdowns implemented as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic have had profound effects on many areas of society. In this blog, Paul Jacobsen and Professor Dr Norbert Kersting of the Department of Political Science at Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster write about their study on young people’s political participation during the lockdown in Germany. They found that in order to sustain online political participation, it needs to be linked to offline elements.