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The politics of lowering the voting age in Australia: Evaluating the evidence

Ian McAllisterAustralian National UniversityCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 68-83 | Published online: 21 Feb 2014

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Intifar Sadiq Chowdhury. (2021) Are young Australians turning away from democracy?. Australian Journal of Political Science 56:2, pages 171-188.
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Norberto Ribeiro, Carla Malafaia & Teresa Ferreira. (2022) Lowering the voting age to 16: Young people making a case for political education in fostering voting competencies. Education, Citizenship and Social Justice 18:3, pages 327-343.
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Veronica Coram. (2022) Perceptions of Intergenerational Inequality in Policymaking and Possible Responses: The Case of Australia. Youth 2:4, pages 515-525.
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Thomas Loughran, Andrew Mycock & Jonathan Tonge. (2021) Public opinion, political partisanship and the Votes-at-16 debate in the United Kingdom. The British Journal of Politics and International Relations 24:2, pages 297-323.
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Nick Munn. 2022. Exploring Children's Suffrage. Exploring Children's Suffrage 47 65 .
Narelle Miragliotta, Sarah Murray & Martin Drum. (2021) Values, Partisan Interest, and the Voting Age: Lessons from Australia. Politics & Policy 49:5, pages 1192-1215.
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Dieter Stiers, Marc Hooghe & Ruth Dassonneville. (2020) Voting at 16: Does lowering the voting age lead to more political engagement? Evidence from a quasi-experiment in the city of Ghent (Belgium). Political Science Research and Methods 9:4, pages 849-856.
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Joe Greenwood-Hau & Raynee S Gutting. (2021) Public Support for Votes at 16 in the UK: The Effects of Framing on Rights and Policy Change. Parliamentary Affairs 74:3, pages 542-562.
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Benjamin Bowman. (2021) Missing an Opportunity? The Limited Civic Imagination of Votes at 16. Parliamentary Affairs 74:3, pages 581-596.
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Alexandru Volacu. (2021) Justice, Symmetry, and Voting Rights Ceilings. Theoria 87:3, pages 643-658.
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Nicholas Economou. 2021. A Century of Compulsory Voting in Australia. A Century of Compulsory Voting in Australia 99 117 .
Marie Connolly. 2015. Theoretical and Empirical Insights into Child and Family Poverty. Theoretical and Empirical Insights into Child and Family Poverty 97 109 .
Petter Haakenstad Godli. 2015. Youth Quotas and other Efficient Forms of Youth Participation in Ageing Societies. Youth Quotas and other Efficient Forms of Youth Participation in Ageing Societies 149 175 .

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