Young People's Political Participation in Western Europe

Are young people today politically 'apathetic'? Or are they democratically 'mature' citizens? This book examines several types of involvement to reveal changes in young people's political participation in Europe in recent decades. It uses various concepts of 'age' to compare participation across countries and over time.

Autorentext
Gema García-Albacete is Researcher at the University of Madrid, Spain. Her research focuses on political behaviour, political attitudes and civic education.

Inhalt

1. Introduction 2. Equivalent Measures of Political Participation 3. Political Participation and Age 4. Young People's Political Participation in Europe 5. Generational Change? Political Generations and Cohorts in Europe 6. Too Young to Participate? 7. Conclusions