Young People's Political Participation in Western Europe: Continuity or Generational Change?

by Gema Garcia Albacete

Book Overview

Are young people today politically 'apathetic'? Or are they democratically 'mature' citizens? This book examines several types of involvement to reveal changes in young people's political participation in Europe in recent decades. It uses various concepts of 'age' to compare participation across countries and over time.

Gema Garc a-Albacete explores why being young, or having been socialized at the beginning of the 21st century, may affect...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137341300
• ISBN13: 9781137341303
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 335 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.7" x 8.6"