Should Democracy Grow up? Children and Voting Rights
This paper examines whether or not children’s continued electoral exclusion is morally defensible. Ultimately, there is a deep tension between the egalitarian presuppositions of democracy and our apparent unwillingness to grant children voting rights. Unless a plausible distinction can be found, the...
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Main Author: | Steven Lecce |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Tübingen University
2009-11-01
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Series: | Intergenerational Justice Review |
Online Access: | https://igjr.org/ojs/index.php/igjr/article/view/510 |
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