Young people and politics : political engagement in the Anglo-American democracies /
This book examines young people's political engagement in the Anglo-American democracies. It is often alleged that young people are disengaged from politics on a number of levels. The commonly held view is that young people don't vote, they do not trust politicians and have low levels of p...
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| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2012
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| Series: | Routledge research in comparative politics ;
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Is turnout declining among the young?
- Political trust: the not particularly less trusting young
- Political interest among the young
- Electoral engagement: a disengaged youth
- Non-electoral forms of participation
- The internet: emerging new forms of participation
- Policy reforms
- Conclusion.
