Voting at 16: Lessons from Scotland for the Rest of the UK?

Daniel Kenealy; Jan Eichhorn; Richard Parry; Lindsay Paterson; Alexandra Remond

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-52818-2_3

Voting at 16: Lessons from Scotland for the Rest of the UK?

Daniel Kenealy, Jan Eichhorn, Richard Parry, Lindsay Paterson, Alexandra Remond

School of Social and Political Science

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In 2014, 16- and 17-year-olds in Scotland were allowed to vote in the independence referendum. Subsequently, it was decided that 16- and 17-year-olds should be able to vote in Scottish elections. 16 and 17-year-olds in England have not been similarly enfranchised. Using that situation as a form of natural experiment, this chapter considers whether 16 and 17-year-olds in Scotland express different political attitudes and behaviour compared to their counterparts in the rest of the UK. The chapter identifies higher levels of political engagement amongst 16- and 17-year-olds in Scotland and argues that further steps, including in the area of civic education, is required to generate lasting positive change.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Publics, Elites and Constitutional Change in the UK
Subtitle of host publication	A Missed Opportunity?
Editors	Daniel Kenealy, Jan Eichhorn, Richard Parry, Lindsay Paterson, Alexandra Remond
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Chapter	3
Pages	45-75
Edition	1
ISBN (Electronic)	9783319528182
ISBN (Print)	9783319528175
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52818-2_3
Publication status	Published - 2017

Publication series

Name	Comparative Territorial Politics
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan

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political participation
youth voting
young people
democracy

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10.1007/978-3-319-52818-2_3

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Conclusion
Kenealy, D., Eichhorn, J., Parry, R., Paterson, L. & Remond, A., 2017, Publics, Elites and Constitutional Change in the UK: A Missed Opportunity?. Kenealy, D., Eichhorn, J., Parry, R., Paterson, L. & Remond, A. (eds.). 1 ed. Palgrave Macmillan, p. 149-159 (Comparative Territorial Politics).
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Introduction
Kenealy, D., Eichhorn, J., Parry, R., Paterson, L. & Remond, A., 2017, Publics, Elites and Constitutional Change in the UK: A Missed Opportunity?. Kenealy, D., Eichhorn, J., Parry, R., Paterson, L. & Remond, A. (eds.). 1 ed. Palgrave Macmillan, p. 1-19 (Comparative Territorial Politics).
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Political Engagement
Kenealy, D., Eichhorn, J., Parry, R., Paterson, L. & Remond, A., 2017, Publics, Elites and Constitutional Change in the UK: A Missed Opportunity?. Kenealy, D., Eichhorn, J., Parry, R., Paterson, L. & Remond, A. (eds.). 1 ed. Palgrave Macmillan, p. 21-44 (Comparative Territorial Politics).
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Kenealy, D., Eichhorn, J., Parry, R., Paterson, L., & Remond, A. (2017). Voting at 16: Lessons from Scotland for the Rest of the UK? In D. Kenealy, J. Eichhorn, R. Parry, L. Paterson, & A. Remond (Eds.), Publics, Elites and Constitutional Change in the UK: A Missed Opportunity? (1 ed., pp. 45-75). (Comparative Territorial Politics). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52818-2_3

Kenealy, Daniel ; Eichhorn, Jan ; Parry, Richard et al. / Voting at 16 : Lessons from Scotland for the Rest of the UK?. Publics, Elites and Constitutional Change in the UK: A Missed Opportunity?. editor / Daniel Kenealy ; Jan Eichhorn ; Richard Parry ; Lindsay Paterson ; Alexandra Remond. 1. ed. Palgrave Macmillan, 2017. pp. 45-75 (Comparative Territorial Politics).

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Kenealy, D , Eichhorn, J , Parry, R , Paterson, L & Remond, A 2017, Voting at 16: Lessons from Scotland for the Rest of the UK? in D Kenealy, J Eichhorn, R Parry, L Paterson & A Remond (eds), Publics, Elites and Constitutional Change in the UK: A Missed Opportunity?. 1 edn, Comparative Territorial Politics, Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 45-75. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52818-2_3

Voting at 16: Lessons from Scotland for the Rest of the UK? / Kenealy, Daniel ; Eichhorn, Jan ; Parry, Richard et al.
Publics, Elites and Constitutional Change in the UK: A Missed Opportunity?. ed. / Daniel Kenealy; Jan Eichhorn; Richard Parry; Lindsay Paterson; Alexandra Remond. 1. ed. Palgrave Macmillan, 2017. p. 45-75 (Comparative Territorial Politics).

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