John Lisney

John Lisney

John Lisney works at the European Youth Forum as coordinator of the League of Young Voters, a politically neutral initiative that aims to address the gap between young people and politics. Prior to taking on this role in January 2014, John was the assistant to the secretary general of the European Youth Forum.

Using reverse psychology to bring young people back to the ballot box: insights from the European Campaign of the Year at the 2014 European Excellence Awards

Young generations of Europeans apparently show little interest in politics. We don’t trust politicians and in most pre-election polls in Europe, young people generally express the view that voting will have no impact on their daily lives.

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