Why has voter turnout declined in democracies all over the world? This article draws on findings from microlevel studies and theorizes two explanations: generational change and a …
The Fridays for Future (FFF) movement is a major climate movement on a global scale, calling for systemic change and demanding politicians act on their responsibilities. In this …
Population ageing, and the decline in the working-age population, represent a profound global demographic shift. What political consequences do ageing populations have for the …
This paper contributes to the literature by examining gender inequalities in political participation and political engagement among young people from a comparative …
The declining political engagement of youth is a concern in many European democracies. However, young people are also spearheading protest movements cross-nationally. While …
Previous research on the direction of the relationship between civic participation and well- being has evidenced that civic participation is a promoter of well-being among older adults …
J Huttunen - Frontiers in Political Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Young people's lack of participation in elections has been taken as a sign that the young are wary of representative democracy and reject traditional authorities. Instead of election …
The Oxford Handbook of Political Participation provides the first comprehensive, up-to-date treatment of political participation in all its varied forms, investigates a wide range of topics in …
EFG Grassi, M Portos, A Felicetti - Government and Opposition, 2024 - cambridge.org
Some scholars warn about democratic disaffection of young people potentially leading to processes of 'democratic deconsolidation'. Conversely, others interpret young people's …