Children's Voices in Politics

by Cummings

Is the official political silencing of children in a democracy rational and just, or is it arbitrary and capricious? How might democratic polities benefit from the political engagement and activism of young people? Michael Cummings argues that allowing children equal political rights with adults is required by the basic logic of democracy and can help strengthen the weak democracies of the twenty-first century. A good start is for governments to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3034319436
• ISBN13: 9783034319430
• Release Date: July 2020
• Publisher: Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publis
• Length: 536 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"