Description
Book SynopsisProvides 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.
Trade ReviewThis book is a unique take on the issue of youth representation, making the case for their participation in parliaments and cabinets. This well-researched, data-driven study will make a significant contribution to our understanding of why young citizens are underrepresented in parliaments and cabinets around the world." —Holly Ann Garnett, Associate Professor of Political Science at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston
"This will be the most important book in its field and it will gain much attention among scholars of youth politics and especially youth political representation." —Devin K. Joshi, Singapore Management University
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
