Nine political books to inspire young people – chosen by experts

By Joe Greenwood-Hau, Youth Poll Lecturer, John Smith Centre, University of Glasgow
Alison Phipps, Professor of Political Sociology, York St John University
Ana Isabel Nunes, Senior Lecturer in Social and Political Sciences, Nottingham Trent University
Anna Thew, Research Fellow in Public Policy, Northumbria University
Francine Morris, Professor of Business, Associate Dean Research and Knowledge Exchange, University of Salford
Harry T Dyer, Associate Professor in Education, University of East Anglia
Matthew Allen, Lecturer in Economics, Salford Business School, University of Salford
Najma Yusufi, Visiting Fellow and Lecturer, Centre for Applied Philosophy, Politics and Ethics, University of Brighton
Zoe Stephenson, Associate Professor of Forensic Psychology, University of Birmingham

Amid a cycle of divided parties, political fragmentation and the UK going through a record number of prime ministers in recent years, young people could be forgiven for tuning out of politics altogether. Our experts have recommended nine books to strike teenagers and young adults’ interest in thinking politically.

1. Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman (2001)

Noughts and Crosses makes the consequences of racial injustice,…

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