The Electoral Commission commissioned this research in October 2004. Theresearch aimed to explore and measure the attitudes and behaviour of young peopleaged 16-24 towards participation in democratic processes generally including electoral registration and voting in elections. The research had two components, a participatory research component and a public opinion survey. The Institute for Conflict Research (ICR) was responsible for the participatory research and the
completion of the report whilst PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) conducted the quantitative survey.