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Provides an holistic account of youths’ marginalization in legislatures, cabinets, and candidacies for office through a comparative lens. The authors argue that youths’ underrepresentation in political office constitutes a democratic deficit and provide ample evidence for why they think that youth must be present in politics at much higher rates.

Table of Contents
  • Chapter 1. Introduction
  • Chapter 2. Why we need increased youth representation
  • Chapter 3. Youths’ underrepresentation in national parliaments
  • Chapter 4. Youth representation across party delegations in parliament
  • Chapter 5. Young politicians in cabinet
  • Chapter 6. Youth as candidates and elected representatives
  • Chapter 7. Explaining (more) variation in youth representation: Insights from an original survey in Sweden and Switzerland
  • Chapter 8. Conclusions

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        Publisher: The University of Michigan Press
        Publication Date: Publication Date: 12/30/2022 12:00:00 AM
        ISBN13: 9780472055173, 978-0472055173
        ISBN10: 0472055178
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        Description

        Book Synopsis
        Provides an holistic account of youths’ marginalization in legislatures, cabinets, and candidacies for office through a comparative lens. The authors argue that youths’ underrepresentation in political office constitutes a democratic deficit and provide ample evidence for why they think that youth must be present in politics at much higher rates.

        Table of Contents
        • Chapter 1. Introduction
        • Chapter 2. Why we need increased youth representation
        • Chapter 3. Youths’ underrepresentation in national parliaments
        • Chapter 4. Youth representation across party delegations in parliament
        • Chapter 5. Young politicians in cabinet
        • Chapter 6. Youth as candidates and elected representatives
        • Chapter 7. Explaining (more) variation in youth representation: Insights from an original survey in Sweden and Switzerland
        • Chapter 8. Conclusions

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