Voting at a lower age would increase participation
Come up with some evidence to support this claim.
1. Zeglovits , Eva , and Schwarzer , Steve , Lowering voting age in Austrtia evaluation of accompanying campaigns for 16-18 year olds , Paper presented at the 5th ECPR General Conference , Potsdam , Sept 12th-15th 2009 , p. 9
2. In Austria it was found that 68 % of 16 to 18 year olds in education were interested in politics against only 45 % of those who are working .
3. It is noticeable that political interest is much higher among those in education than those who are not .
4. Introducing a lower voting age can only have long term benefits for the expansion of democracy .
5. By demonstrating trust and promoting inclusion , young people would feel more confident in their views , become less disillusioned and eventually teach their children the same values .
6. Young people are taught citizenship or civics at school with the aim of building however they dont get a chance to put this knowledge into practice for several years .
7. There is a problem of apathy in many western countries , with low turnouts at elections .
8. Because national elections are usually only held every four years or so , many people have to wait until they are 20 or 21 , years after that civic education , before their first chance to cast an important vote .
9. Is it surprising that they lose interest in public affairs during this time ?
Att rösta vid lägre ålder skulle öka deltagandet Kom med några bevis som stöder detta påstående.
Voting at a lower age would increase participation Come with some evidence supporting this claim.
1. Zeglovits , Eva , och Schwarzer , Steve , Sänkning av rösträtt ålder i Austrtia utvärdering av åtföljande kampanjer för 16-18-åringar , Dokument presenteras vid den 5: e ECPR General Conference , Potsdam , 12-15 september 2009 , s. 9 2. I Österrike visade det sig att 68 procent av 16-18-åringarna i utbildning var intresserade av politik mot endast 45 procent av dem som arbetar. 3. Det märks att det politiska intresset är mycket högre bland dem som undervisar än de som inte är det. 4. Införandet av en lägre rösträttsålder kan bara ha långsiktiga fördelar för utvidgningen av demokratin. 5. Genom att visa tillit och främja integration skulle ungdomar känna sig mer säkra i sina åsikter, bli mindre desillusionerade och så småningom lära sina barn samma värderingar. 6. Ungdomar undervisas i medborgarskap eller samhällskunskap i skolan med syfte att bygga upp men de får inte en chans att omsätta denna kunskap i praktiken under flera år. 7. Det finns ett problem med apati i många västländer, med lågt valdeltagande vid val. 8. Eftersom nationella val vanligtvis bara hålls vart fjärde år eller så, många människor måste vänta tills de är 20 eller 21, år efter att medborgarutbildning, innan deras första chans att avlägga en viktig omröstning. 9. Är det förvånande att de tappar intresset för offentliga angelägenheter under denna tid?
1. Zeglovits , Eva , and Schwarzer , Steve , Reduction of voting age in Austrtia evaluation of accompanying campaigns for 16-18-year-olds , Documents presented at the 5th ECPR General Conference , Potsdam , 12-15 September 2009 , p. 9 2. In Austria, 68% of 16-18 year-olds in education were interested in politics against only 45% of those working. 3. It can be seen that the political interest is much higher among those who teach than those who are not. 4. The introduction of a lower voting age can only have long-term benefits for the enlargement of democracy. 5. By showing trust and promoting integration, young people would feel more confident in their opinions, become less disillusioned, and eventually teach their children the same values. 6. Young people are taught citizenship or social sciences at school with the aim of building up, but they do not get a chance to put this knowledge into practice for several years. 7. There is a problem with apathy in many Western countries, with low turnout at elections. 8. Since national elections are usually held only every four years or so, many people have to wait until they are 20 or 21, years after civic education, before their first chance to take an important vote. 9. Is it surprising that they are losing interest in public affairs during this time?