Youth Without Representation : : The Absence of Young Adults in Parliaments, Cabinets, and Candidacies.

• Author: Stockemer, Daniel.
• TeilnehmendeR: Sundstrom, Aksel.
• Place / Publishing House: Ann Arbor : : University of Michigan Press,, 2022.; Ã2022.
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (207 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Why We Need Increased Youth Representation -- 2.1. Youth: An Important Group of Study -- 2.2. The Importance of Group Representation for Youth -- 2.3. Benefits and Costs of Increased Descriptive Representation of Youth -- 2.4. The Vicious Cycle of Political Alienation -- 2.5. The Threefold Link between Young Adults' Low Political Interest and Knowledge, Their Low Electoral Participation, and Their Lack of Representation in Office -- 2.6. The Endemic Nature of the Vicious Cycle of Youths' Political Alienation -- 2.7. Increased Youth Representation: One Way to Break the Vicious Cycle of Youth Alienation -- 2.8. The Youth Representation Literature and Our Contribution -- Chapter 3. Youths' Underrepresentation in National Parliaments -- 3.1. The Magnitude of Youths' Underrepresentation in Parliament -- 3.2. Youth Representation in Legislatures over Time in Australia, Germany, France, and the United Kingdom -- 3.3. Explanatory Factors for the Variation in Youth Representation across Countries -- 3.4. Research Design -- 3.5. Results -- 3.6. Discussion -- Chapter 4. Youth Representation across Party Delegations in Parliament -- 4.1. Youths' (under) Representation across Party Delegations -- 4.2. Young Adults in Australian, German, French, and British Party Delegations over Time -- 4.3. Explanatory Factors for the Variation in Youth Representation across Parties -- 4.4. Research Design -- 4.5. Results -- 4.6. Discussion -- Chapter 5. Young Politicians in Cabinet -- 5.1. The Magnitude of Youths' Underrepresentation in Cabinet -- 5.2. Youth Representation in Cabinet over Time in Australia, Germany, France, and the United Kingdom -- 5.3. Explanatory Factors for the Variation in Youth Representation in Cabinet across Countries.

5.4. Research Design -- 5.5. Results -- 5.6. Cabinet Portfolios of Young Ministers -- 5.7. Discussion -- Chapter 6. Youth as Candidates and Elected Representatives -- 6.1. Comparing Candidates and Elected Representatives -- 6.2. The Average and Median Age of (Unsuccessful) Candidates and Elected Parliamentarians -- 6.3. The Share of Young (Unsuccessful) Candidates and Legislators -- 6.4. The Age Factor in Explaining the Success of Candidates -- 6.5. Characteristics of Young and Older Candidates -- 6.6. Electoral Capital of Young(er) and Old(er) Successful Candidates -- 6.7. Discussion -- Chapter 7. Explaining (More) Variation in Youth Representation: Insights from an Original Survey in Sweden and Switzerland -- 7.1. Added Value of an Original Survey with MPs and Candidates in Sweden and Switzerland -- 7.2. Methods -- 7.3. Quantitative and Qualitative Insights of Our Survey -- 7.4. Youth in the Swedish Riksdag: Some Positive Signs but Still a Long Way to Full Acceptance -- 7.5. Youth in the Swiss National Council: Still the Exception Rather Than the Rule -- 7.6. Propositions to Increase Youth Representation -- Chapter 8. Conclusions -- References -- Index.