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Record Nr.

UNINA9910988394303321

Autore

Kolodziejczyk Kamila

Titolo

Breaking the Cycle of Political Alienation : The Impact of Youth Representation on Democratic Engagement / / by Kamila Kolodziejczyk

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2025

ISBN

9783031844638

3031844637

Edizione

[1st ed. 2025.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (X, 82 p. 26 illus., 25 illus. in color.)

Collana

SpringerBriefs in Political Science, , 2191-5474

Disciplina

324.6

Soggetti

Elections

Comparative government

Family policy

Social choice

Welfare economics

Electoral Politics

Comparative Politics

Children, Youth and Family Policy

Social Choice and Welfare

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Literature Review -- Chapter 3. Theoretical Expectations -- Chapter 4. Hypotheses -- Chapter 5. Methodology -- Chapter 6. Results Section -- Chapter 7. Discussion/Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

This book explores the underrepresentation of youth in political institutions and its impact on young people’s connection to democracy. The underrepresentation of youth in politics fuels a vicious cycle of political alienation. Due to the low presence of youth in political institutions, their specific interests are not adequately represented and therefore policies important to youth are not implemented, which leaves youth with feelings of apathy and disconnect to the formal political systems. Through an original dataset spanning 52 democratic countries and over two decades, this book examines whether



increasing youth representation in parliaments and government can disrupt this cycle of alienation and encourage higher electoral participation and greater satisfaction with democracy among young people. The findings suggest that while the effects may be moderate, increased youth representation can positively influence young people's political engagement and increase democratic satisfaction. This book offers insights for policymakers and advocates seeking to bridge the generational divide in political participation and is also an important contribution to the literature on youth political representation.