This collection of essays describes the changing patterns of youth political participation and what reforms might stimulate greater youth participation.
Introduction: The Debates over Youth Participation 1
Part 1 Are Youth the Problem or the Solution? 15
To Not Fade Away: Restoring Civil Identity among the Young William Damon 16
The Youth Challenge: Participating in Democracy Alison Byrne Fields 37
Will Youth Rejuvenate the Patterns of Political Participation? Siyka Kovacheva 49
Part 2 The Decline in Electoral Participation 67
Electoral Turnout: The New Generation Gap Martin P. Wattenberg 68
Youth Turnout in Europe Eva Anduiza 83
The Young Vote: Engaging America's Youth in the 2008 Elections and Beyond Call Carlin 96
Part 3 Participation beyond Elections 111
Youth and Participation Beyond Elections Russell J. Dalton 112
Millennials Are Involved Locally with Others but Are Ambivalent about Formal Politics Abby Kiesa Alexander P. Orlowski Peter Levine Deborah Both Emily Hoban Kirby Mark Hugo Lopez Karlo Barrios Marcelo 132
The Internet and Youth Political Participation Mark E. Kann Jeff Berry Connor Gant Phil Zager 148
The Market as an Arena for Transnational Politics Michele Micheletti Dietlind Stolle 161
Part 4 Inequality among Youth 171
Youth at Risk for Non-participation James G. Gimpel J. Celeste Lay 172
Civic Engagement and the Disadvantaged: Challenges, Opportunities and Recommendations James B. Hyman Peter Levine 182
Gender and Civic Engagement: Secondary Analysis of Survey Data Krista Jenkins 201
Part 5 Reforms to Increase Youth Activism 221
Building a Better Citizen David Villano 222
Civic Learning in School Peter Levine 232
Youth Civic Engagement in Canada: Implications for Public Policy Dietlind Stolle Cesi Cruz 253
Appendix: The UK Youth Parliament Manifesto 275
Overview
This collection of essays describes the changing patterns of youth political participation and what reforms might stimulate greater youth participation.