(Also amazing publishing experience with @ersjournal.com - 3 months from submission until publication online! the entire review and publication process here took less time than it did at another journal just for the editor to send the paper out 🥲)

Using survey data from the @dezim-institut.de we find:
1) both police-specific and everyday racist discrimination lower trust; 2) non-discriminatory contact increases trust compared to no contact.
➡️ Building trust both requires tackling everyday racism and ensuring equal treatment.

Thanks to all the authors, reviewers, and thanks for the support from @cogitatiopag.bsky.social - this is now an amazing collection of articles! Parts of the articles were presented at a workshop in Berlin founded by Thyssen.

@ggalbacete.bsky.social et al. add an additional facet by including gender in their analysis of political interest among adolescents with and without immigrant backgrounds. Their findings show that immigrant‐origin girls have the highest levels of political interest. DOI: doi.org/10.17645/pag...

Simona Guglielmi and Nicola Maggini focus on the role of parental influences. They show that immigrant and native-born adolescents differ regarding the relationship between socioeconomic status and intergenerational social learning with political engagement. DOI: doi.org/10.17645/pag...

@phil-k.bsky.social et al. study political interest as an essential determinant of political participation. Their findings show a positive relationship between discrimination and political interest. DOI: doi.org/10.17645/pag...

@philipphoffmann.bsky.social & @vreben.bsky.social focus on conventional & unconventional political participation of young adults. Their findings show that moderating relationships of discrimination and national ID with the civic voluntarism model vary. DOI: doi.org/10.17645/pag...

Robin Stünzi, Rosita Fibbi, and Gianni D'Amato study the political involvement of immigrants’ descendants in Switzerland as elected members of local parliaments. They highlight among others the crucial role of local schools in political socialization. DOI: doi.org/10.17645/pag...

Floris Vermeulen, @nellageurts.bsky.social, Jaco Dagevos, and @nielsspierings.bsky.social provide an analysis regarding perceptions of descriptive and substantive representation among Dutch citizens of immigrant origin, drawing on data from focus group interviews. DOI: doi.org/10.17645/pag...

@odeliaoshri.bsky.social and Reut Itzkovitch-Malka focus on Muslims’ voting behavior in Western Europe. Their findings indicate that feelings of discrimination relate positively to supporting left-wing parties. DOI: doi.org/10.17645/pag...

Mauricio Morales, Mario Herrera, and Teresa Pérez-Cosgaya study voter turnout in Chile. Their findings show that while compulsory voting significantly increased turnout among citizens and non-citizens, a substantial gap remains between the two groups. DOI: doi.org/10.17645/pag...

Baowen Liang and @allisonharell.bsky.social focus on voter turnout in Canada among the White majority and racialized minority groups. Their findings suggest a significant turnout gap for almost all racialized minority groups. DOI: doi.org/10.17645/pag...

@kirareneekurz.bsky.social, @wurthmann.bsky.social & @martingross.bsky.social study age-related representation preferences in Germany, revealing strong in-group preferences for candidates from one’s own age group. DOI: doi.org/10.17645/pag...

@mportosg.bsky.social focuses on comparative drivers of young people's protest participation in Greece, Italy & Spain, showing the heterogeneity of these national cases. DOI: doi.org/10.17645/pag...

@sgarritzmann.bsky.social et al. examine the role of internal political efficacy in explaining unequal voter turnout among young citizens from Germany. They show that internal efficacy affects turnout more among individuals from a lower-class background. DOI: doi.org/10.17645/pag...

@eichhornjan.bsky.social & @chuebner.bsky.social show that lowering the voting age to 16 in Scotland may have a lasting boost for voter turnout. DOI: doi.org/10.17645/pag...