Draft Do not cite without prior permission from the authors 5 th ECPR General Conference Potsdam, Germany Section 18 “Internet and Politics” Panel “The Internet, Youth Political Knowledge and Political Participation” September 10-12, 2009 When the youth talk about climate change. A comparison of the learning potential of on-line and face-to-face political discussions Julien Talpin COSTECH, University of Technology, Compiègne, France julien.talpin@eui.it Stéphanie Wojcik CEDITEC, University of Paris 12 Val-de-Marne, France stephanie.wojcik@univ-paris12.fr 1