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Citizenship and Political Engagement Among Young People: The Workings and Findings of the Youth Citizenship Commission
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In 2008, the Labour government established the Youth Citizenship Commission (YCC). The (independent) Commission, staffed by individuals of varying backgrounds and serviced by the Ministry of Justice, was asked to examine how young people define citizenship and to explore how that citizenship might better be connected to political activity. Additionally, the YCC was required to lead a consultation on whether the voting age should be lowered. From the perspective of two participants, this article examines the key debates which exercised the YCC and discusses some of its most important recommendations, but also looks at its workings. Could the Commission (or other independent Commissions) operate differently in terms of evidence-gathering, deliberations, recommendations or implementation of proposals?
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- Authors
- Tonge, J., & Mycock, A.
- Affiliations
- University of Liverpool (GB)
- University of Huddersfield (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Tonge, J.
- ORCID
- Venue
- Parliamentary Affairs
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2009-12-08
- Volume
- 63
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 182-200
- ISSN
- 0031-2290 (ISSN-L)
- 1460-2482
- OpenAlex
- W1971707253
- Cited by
- 27
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 5
- FWCI
- 10.82
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- papers.ssrn.com
- Locations
- Parliamentary Affairs (publishedVersion)
- SSRN Electronic Journal (submittedVersion)
- University of Huddersfield Repository (University of Huddersfield) (submittedVersion)
- Huddersfield Research Portal (University of Huddersfield) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Youth, Politics, and Society
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Political Theory and Democracy
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Children's Rights and Participation
- Keywords
- youth citizenship, political participation, youth, voting age, voting age lowering, independent commissions, evidence collection, deliberation, policy recommendations, Labour government, citizenship education
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