Exploring Children's Suffrage

Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Ageless Voting

AvJohn Wall

Inbunden, Engelska, 2023

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Beskrivning

As children and youth increasingly assert their political voices on issues such as climate change, gun legislation, Black Lives Matter, and education reform, calls for youth enfranchisement merit further academic conversation.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2023-01-02
Mått:148 x 210 x 20 mm
Vikt:432 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Studies in Childhood and Youth
Antal sidor:225
Förlag:Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN:9783031145407

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John Wall is Professor of Philosophy, Religion, and Childhood Studies, at Rutgers University Camden, USA. He also co-founded the international organization Children's Voting Colloquium. He has previously written and edited eight books, including Give Children the Vote (2021).

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter1: Introduction: Children’s Suffrage Studies.- Part I. Theoretical Frameworks.- Chapter2: Silence is Poison: Explaining and Curing Adult “Apathy,”.- Chapter3: How Low Can You Go? The Capacity to Vote Among Young Citizens.- Chapter4: The Case for Children’s Voting.- Part II. Historical Contexts.- Chapter5: The Enfranchisement of Women vs the Enfranchisement of Children.- Chapter6: De-Colonizing Children’s Suffrage: Engagements with Dr. B R Ambedkar’s Ideas on Democracy.- Chapter7: The Reform that Never Happened: A History of Children’s Suffrage Restrictions.- Part III. Practical Considerations.- Chapter8: Generational Economics.- Chapter9: Legality of Age Restrictions on Voting: A Canadian Perspective.- Chapter10: A View from Paediatric Medicine: Competence, Best Interests, and Operational Pragmatism.