Dec 1, 2022 | Policy Commons Blog
By Victoria Woodman Evidence from countries that have reduced their voting age from 18 show that enfranchising 16-to-17-year-olds fosters political engagement and interest Opinion: Voting is a civic right, but every democracy limits who can vote. These limits vary...
Nov 1, 2018 | Policy Commons Blog
By Esme Hall – In this blog post I draw on insights from scholarship on political participation and analysis of the New Zealand Election Study from 2008 to 2017 to suggest ways of increasing youth engagement in the policy process. At every election there is a...
