Today we’re kicking off our Christmas celebrations! 🎄 We spent the morning volunteering for Refuwegee and have enjoyed a festive meal with our team afterwards. We are wishing all our supporters far and wide a wonderful festive season! 🌟 @eddiebarnes.bsky.social @niceonecombo.bsky.social

That's a wrap! Write-ups of every variable in the Privilege & Participation Survey can be found using #PrivilegeandParticipation and here: privilegeandparticipation.org/data/ They cover economic, social and cultural capital, political engagement and participation, perceptions... (1/2)

📢 ICYMI: Catch up with our latest research blog by Prof James Sloam to find out how engaging young people in the shaping of public policy can rejuvenate our democracy. #GenZ @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social @rhulpir.bsky.social

And today, that now-very-outdated indicator of cultural capital: the Privilege & Participation Survey variable on newspaper readership. privilegeandparticipation.org/2022/03/03/s... Takeaway: Roughly 1/3 read tabloids, 1/4 none, 1/6 mid-markets, and 1/7 broadsheets. #PrivilegeandParticipation

Today, we are welcoming all our new Parliamentary Internship Programme interns to their induction session! 🎉 We’re so excited to have them all in one room and can’t wait to see them in action. Keep your eyes peeled next week for formal introductions… 🤩

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And here's what people do on holiday (an important part of cultural capital), courtesy of the Privilege & Participation Survey data: privilegeandparticipation.org/2021/08/19/s... Takeaway: People prioritise sightseeing but make time for local culture and relaxing. #PrivilegeandParticipation

Onto holidays! Before considering holiday pastimes, the Privilege & Participation Survey asked about holiday frequency with different groups: privilegeandparticipation.org/2021/08/17/s... Takeaway: On average, people go away most frequently with partners, then family. #PrivilegeandParticipation

We've done music, but what about film? The Privilege & Participation Survey has us covered: privilegeandparticipation.org/2021/08/16/s... Takeaway: Film tastes are (much) less constrained than music tastes; 55% watch between 4 and 8 of the 16 genres asked about. #PrivilegeandParticipation

From food to music tastes! The Privilege & Participation Survey also covers musical genres listened to: privilegeandparticipation.org/2021/08/04/s... Takeaway: Musical tastes are quite constrained; 57% of people listen to 3 or fewer of the 13 genres asked about. #PrivilegeandParticipation

But what about cultural pastimes at home? The Privilege & Participation Survey covers them too: privilegeandparticipation.org/2021/07/28/s... Takeaway: 95% do at least half of the activities covered. Most popular: browsing the internet, watching TV, listening to radio. #PrivilegeandParticipation

It was a pleasure to talk to @drdave1999.bsky.social about 'Capital, Privilege and Political Participation' (@britishacademy.bsky.social @livunipress.bsky.social). We covered lots of ground but, of course, there's plenty more in the book! liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....

Listen! Who participates in politics and who does not? And why? Find out as @niceonecombo.bsky.social talks to @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social about Capital, Privilege and Political Participation newbooksnetwork.com/capital-priv...

Finally got round to giving @benansell.bsky.social's latest. It's also one of his very best - especially if you want to understand the extent to which Reform voters (often talked of as 'the people' and, apparently therefore, representative of all UK voters) are real outliers, culturally-speaking.

Venue is one thing, but what about type of grub? The Privilege & Participation Survey also covers the cuisines that people eat when they go out: privilegeandparticipation.org/2021/07/23/s... Takeaway (no pun intended): Top three are British, Italian and East Asian. #PrivilegeandParticipation

“It feels like you’re constantly being punished and penalised just for being young.” 📉 Ahead of the government's 2025 Budget Statement tomorrow, Dr Elisabeth Loose reveals what the #UKYouthPoll2025 tells us about young people's financial priorities 💵 @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social

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📰 Great to see our recent polling of 16- to 17-year-olds get a mention in this op-ed on curriculum reform by the Attorney General Lord Hermer KC yesterday! #GenZ @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social

Tastes are an important part of (informal) cultural capital. The Privilege & Participation Survey covers the places that people go to eat: privilegeandparticipation.org/2021/07/21/s... Takeaway: Pubs the clear favourite, followed by independent and chain restaurants. #PrivilegeandParticipation

Possibly the Privilege & Participation Survey variable that I'm most interested in: Cultural Activities Outside the Home. privilegeandparticipation.org/2021/07/20/s... Takeaway: People do a large number of activities occasionally but only some do 'highbrow' ones often. #PrivilegeandParticipation

A key focus of the Privilege & Participation Survey is cultural capital (alongside social and economic capital, perceptions of privilege, and political participation). Today, the most politically relevant form: Civic Skills. privilegeandparticipation.org/2021/06/25/s... #PrivilegeandParticipation

The final element of social capital measured by the Privilege & Participation Survey: General Social Trust. privilegeandparticipation.org/2022/01/18/s... Takeaway: People err towards cautiously trusting others; 37% at 6 or 7 on a 10-point scale; 55% at 6 or higher. #PrivilegeandParticipation

Chuffed to have 3 papers accepted to @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social Conference 2026, on: - The @johnsmithcentre.com Youth Poll - Our @uofgsocsci.bsky.social Youth Poll course (students choose themes and write questions) - My book, 'Capital, Privilege and Political Participation' Hope to see you there!

A crucial part of social capital is network strength: what help can you expect from contacts? The Privilege & Participation Survey covers this: privilegeandparticipation.org/2021/10/21/s... Takeaway: Most rely on family or friends; fewer on family friends or colleagues. #PrivilegeandParticipation

📢 New blog alert! Our Director @eddiebarnes.bsky.social reflects on new research by @demos-uk.bsky.social which pushes back on the moral panic about young people – findings that mirror those in our own #UKYouthPoll2025 📊 Read now: 🔗 www.johnsmithcentre.com/news/listeni...

Don't forget to join us this Thursday for our first event this academic year! More info at: shorturl.fm/CLK4T @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

Strikes me that people might overstate the number of friends they have from other groups because: a. They might have internalised the social desirability of having diverse networks. b. We tend to overestimate the size of minority groups within society (and networks?).

What about homogeneity of social networks? The Privilege & Participation Survey has that covered too: privilegeandparticipation.org/2021/10/19/s... Takeaway: On average, people say 82% of their friends are same ethnicity as them, 64% same sex, and 63% same religion. #PrivilegeandParticipation

📢 ICYMI: In our last research blog, @pcorreavila.bsky.social, Dr Anne Jenichen and Dr Tahmineh Tayebi shared their findings on online abuse faced by women MPs in the UK. Read it here: 🔗 www.johnsmithcentre.com/news/researc... @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social

Over the last week, the Centre has been out in communities across Scotland: from Ullapool to the UofG campus, from schools to the SEC’s The Rest is Politics live show on Saturday night 💫 Thanks to @kirstymcneill.bsky.social, @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social, Annie Wells & @paulsweeney.bsky.social!

Lest we forget: great piece by @lionelbarber.bsky.social

Feel for the 9% of people who say they never interact with any of the social networks that the survey asked about. The Privilege & Participation project showed there are sizeable minorities that are seriously marginalised in terms of economic, social and cultural capital.

And from status and size of social networks to frequency of interaction, also covered by the Privilege & Participation Survey: privilegeandparticipation.org/2021/10/12/s... Takeaway: Bimodal average interaction across different networks; a few times a year or monthly. #PrivilegeandParticipation

“A system that has generated vast profits for private corporations while undermining the decision-making capacity of the state and leaving unheeded the aspirations of ordinary people.” My ‪@theobserveruk.bsky.social column: observer.co.uk/news/columni...

Social capital is, of course, multi-faceted. Moving from status of networks to size, as measured in the Privilege & Participation Survey: privilegeandparticipation.org/2021/10/08/s... Takeaway: Unsurprisingly, people have a few close friends and larger loose networks. #PrivilegeandParticipation

Many thanks to @kirstymcneill.bsky.social for delivering our first #MakingChangeHappen Masterclass at @uofglasgow.bsky.social on Tuesday! 🙏 Our Masterclass series gives students the opportunity to learn how to make real change happen from people who have been there and done it 💡

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I do wonder, but don't know, to what extent these figures reflect the preponderance of certain occupations in the economy...

At the core of social capital, the Privilege & Participation Survey measures acquaintances' occupations: privilegeandparticipation.org/2021/10/06/s... Takeaway: Highest %s know state professionals (e.g., nurse, teacher), then technical or skilled manual occupations. #PrivilegeandParticipation

🏫 We had a great morning having #PoliticalConversations with S5 and S6 students at John Paul Academy in Glasgow! A big thank you to MSPs Annie Wells and @paulsweeney.bsky.social for speaking and taking questions 🙌 @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social

Why are some young people disengaging from politics? 🤔 📻 Listen to Dr Elli Loose discussing #UKYouthPoll2025 findings on political engagement, social media, optimism & more on Voice of Islam Radio's Drive Time programme on Monday. #UKYouthPoll @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social

Well worth a read, from Lee Elliot Major: blogs.lse.ac.uk/inequalities...

New article in @journalrep.bsky.social on British Ethnic Minority Brexit Voter Attitudes to Immigration

Only two more days to buy a 35% discounted copy of 'Capital, Privilege, and Political Participation' (code: 'Greenwood-Hau35', valid until 14.11.25) here: liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10.... Delighted it's a @britishacademy.bsky.social Monograph published via @livunipress.bsky.social.

Similarly, the Privilege & Participation Survey data also covers how often people are asked to support organisations: privilegeandparticipation.org/2021/01/20/s... Takeaway: People more likely to be asked to support organisations than to take specific political acts. #PrivilegeandParticipation

As the Civic Voluntarism Model noted many years ago, it's really difficult to be sure about the extent to which recruitment leads to participation, and participation leads to recruitment (partly because recruiters target politically active people for a host of good reasons)!

Moving from economic to social capital, the Privilege & Participation Survey data covers how often people are asked to take political action: privilegeandparticipation.org/2020/11/05/s... Takeaway: 20% haven't been asked, in any way, to participate in the last 5 years. #PrivilegeandParticipation

Final element of economic capital in the Privilege & Participation Survey data: Types of Property Owned. privilegeandparticipation.org/2021/12/16/s... Takeaway: 96.8% own 0 or 1 type of property. Owning more than 1 type of property is the preserve of a tiny minority. #PrivilegeandParticipation

An often-overlooked facet of (a full account of) economic capital, in my view, is state benefits received. The Privilege & Participation Survey covers this: privilegeandparticipation.org/2021/12/15/s... Takeaway: 7/10 receive no benefits, 1/6 receive 1, 1/8 receive 2+. #PrivilegeandParticipation

On economic capital, people's (perceived) financial ease matters too, and the Privilege & Participation Survey has that covered: privilegeandparticipation.org/2021/12/14/s... Takeaway: 77% have no or occasional trouble with bills; 21% struggle constantly or are behind. #PrivilegeandParticipation