Lowering the Voting Age To 16 : Learning from Real Experiences Worldwide /: Learning from Real Experiences Worldwide. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jan Eichhorn, Johannes Bergh, editors.
• Other Names: Dr, Eichhorn, Jan; Bergh, Johannes
• Contents: Intro; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Contributors; List of Figures; List of Tables; Chapter 1 Introduction; 1.1 Key Contentions in the Debate on Lowering the Voting Age; 1.2 The Structure of This Book; References; Chapter 2 Consequences of Lowering the Voting Age to 16: Lessons from Comparative Research; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Theorizing Dynamic Equilibria for Turnout and Volatility; 2.3 Data and Methods; 2.4 Findings (1): Turnout; 2.5 Findings (2): Volatility; 2.6 Discussion; Appendix; Bibliography; Chapter 3 Understanding the Policy Drivers and Effects of Voting Age Reform 3.1 Introduction3.2 Outlining the Policy Drivers for Voting Age Reform; 3.3 Policy Drivers and 'Votes at 18'; 3.4 The Policy Origins of 'Votes at 16'; 3.5 Conclusions; Bibliography; Chapter 4 Political Knowledge, Civic Education and Voting at 16; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Electoral Participation and Civic Literacy; 4.3 Civic Education and Voting at 16; 4.4 Election Simulations and Youth Political Knowledge; 4.5 Conclusion; References; Chapter 5 Voting at 16 in Practice: A Review of the Austrian Case; 5.1 Introduction: Setting the Context 5.2 Lowering the Voting Age to 16: The Austrian Case5.3 Austria: The Empirical Evidence so Far; 5.4 Over-Time Analysis of Turnout Based on Electoral Lists; 5.5 Political Characteristics of Young Voters: Evidence from Survey Data (AUTNES); Political Interest and Involvement; Political Efficacy and Satisfaction with Democracy; Party ID and Party Proximity Voting; Polarization Among Young Voters?; 5.6 Conclusion and Implications; References; Chapter 6 Does Voting at a Younger Age Have an Effect on Satisfaction with Democracy and Political Trust? Evidence from Latin America 6.1 Introduction6.2 Enfranchisement of Young Voters in Latin America in Context; Cuba (1976); Nicaragua (1984); Brazil (1988); Ecuador (2008); Argentina (2012); Contexts in Comparison; 6.3 Information and Preferences of Young Voters; Political Information; Ideology and Most Important Issue; 6.4 Does Voting at a Younger Age Has an Effect on Satisfaction with Democracy and Political Trust?; 6.5 Conclusion; References; Chapter 7 Votes at 16 in Scotland: Political Experiences Beyond the Vote Itself; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 The Road to the Lowering of the Voting Age in Scotland 7.3 How 16- and 17-Year Olds in Scotland Make Use of Their Right to Vote7.4 How Young Scots Experience Voting at 16; 7.5 What We Can Learn from Experiences in Scotland; 7.6 Questions That the Scottish Case Leaves to Answer; References; Chapter 8 Votes at 16 in Germany: Examining Subnational Variation; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 The History and Politics of Voting Age Reductions in Germany; 8.3 Consequences of Voting Age Reductions; Evidence from Representative Electoral Statistics; 8.4 Evidence from a Post-election Survey of Adolescents in a State with Voting Age 16
• Publisher Details: Cham : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource (xvi, 245 pages), illustrations, maps
• Subjects: 324.6/2; Voting age -- Case studies; Voting age; Voting age; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 3030325415; 9783030325411
• Related ISBNs: 9783030325404; 3030325407
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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