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The Austrian experience shows that there is little risk and much to gain from giving 16-year-olds the vote

Wagner, Markus and Zeglovits, Eva (2014) The Austrian experience shows that there is little risk and much to gain from giving 16-year-olds the vote. British Politics and Policy at LSE (31 Jan 2014). Website.

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Abstract

Sadiq Khan recently called for the voting age to be lowered to 16 in the UK. Markus Wagner and Eva Zeglovits examine arguments for and against, arguing that it is a reform that carries few dangers and can motivate schools to reach out to and motivate young people.

Item Type: Online resource (Website)
Official URL: http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy
Additional Information: © 2014 The Author(s) CC BY-NC-ND 3.0
Divisions: LSE
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
J Political Science > JF Political institutions (General)
J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe)
Date Deposited: 20 Apr 2017 09:29
Last Modified: 13 Sep 2024 19:19
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/73793

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