Youth and the Right to be Elected: Are We Beginning to Explore an Uncharted Frontier?

Daniella Zlotnik Raz

University of Haifa, Israel

daniella.zlotnik@gmail.com

Introduction

Youth political rights and political participation is (still) evolving in academia as a new frontier of children's rights. To date, much of the changes and discussions 'on the ground' concern lowering the voting age, developing mechanisms to enable youth participation in government, and acknowledging youth' role in political and social protest.

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