Votes at 16 - Empowering Young People and Revitalising Democracy in Britain

Votes at 16 weaves together arguments and evidence to present a compelling case in favour of lowering the voting age in Britain to 16. By setting out the key reasons why the voting age should be reduced for all elections, this book powerfully refutes the arguments advanced by opponents of reform to the electoral franchise. Situating votes at 16 in its historical context in Britain, it offers an overview of voting age reform over time and examines the rise of this issue over the last 20 years. It analyses evidence on the introduction of votes at 16 in six countries and argues that this demonstrates 16- and 17-year-olds possess the knowledge and skills to vote. The book also sets out how citizenship education can be enhanced to support the introduction of votes at 16.>

About the author

Ben Kisby is Senior Lecturer in Politics at the School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Lincoln, UK. Ben has presented conference papers at the Political Studies Association Annual Conference, the Social Policy Association Annual Conference, the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting and in the UK Houses of Parliament.Lee Jerome is Professor of Citizenship and Children’s Rights Education at Middlesex University, UK . He has taught in schools, universities and NGOs for over 20 years and has also worked with a range of organisations including the Association for Citizenship Teaching, BBC and UNICEF, to support high quality education.

Product details

• Authors: Lee Jerome, Ben Kisby
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.01.2025
• EAN: 9781350499744
• ISBN: 978-1-350-49974-4
• No. of pages: 200
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 216 mm x 18 mm
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Science / Politics & Government, Politics & government, Political structures: democracy, Politics and government, Elections & referenda, Elections and referenda / suffrage