To be young, future generation, and under-represented

Abstract

This panel features papers that together discuss the dynamics of political representation of young people, and future generations. The papers contribute to conceptual and normative discussions on the underrepresentation and misrepresentation of youth and future generations, and study differences and similarities in the issue priorities of generational cohorts of citizens and politicians. Special attention is given to first-time voters and socio-economically precarious young people, and how their political behaviour and attitudes towards representative democracy are affected by political cultures, institutional arrangements, such as lowering the voting age, and politics of exclusion.

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Representative Disconnect Among Vulnerable Brussels Youth	View Paper Details
Analyzing First-Time Voters in the 2024 European Elections: A Comparative Study of Youth Electoral Behavior in Greece	View Paper Details
The mechanical effects of lowering the voting age to 16: empirical evidence from around the world	View Paper Details
Issue Priorities of the Young and Old: Contrasting Age Differences in Public Opinion and MPs’ Behavior	View Paper Details
Representing the Future? A Conceptual Framework for Assessing the Representation of the Youth by Young MPs	View Paper Details