Voting at 16 – Lessons for the Future from the Scottish Referendum
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12286269 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Malcolm Hill (0000-0002-0925-7297, University of Strathclyde, corresponding author), Andrew Lockyer (University of Strathclyde), George Head (0000-0002-6548-3053, University of Strathclyde), Craig A MacDonald (University of Strathclyde) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 48-68 |
| Publication date | 2017-01-23 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Scottish Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0966-0356 • E-ISSN: 2053-888X |
| Publisher | Edinburgh University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3366/scot.2017.0163 |
| OpenAlex | W2581076527 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 23 |
The 2014 Referendum on Scottish independence raised many issues about the future of Scotland. It also produced an innovation as regards the electoral process by making 16 years the minimum age of participation. This article examines issues surrounding the voting age and draws on a schools-based study, which shed light on teacher and pupil opinion about this lower than usual threshold for voting. It is also concerned with how schools cover the teaching of politics and prepared students for the Referendum debate within a context of expected neutrality on a highly divisive matter. Some implications of extending the lower voting age for future elections are discussed
Context (archaeology · Geography · Independence (probability theory · Neutrality · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Referendum · Sociology · Voting · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Public Administration · Social Media and Politics
Educational outcomes of political participation? Young first-time voters 3 years after the Scottish Independence Referendum
The Tide Raising all Boats? Social Class Differences in Political Participation among Young People in Scotland
How Young People in Scotland Experience the Right to Vote at 16
Voting Age Reform, Political Partisanship and Multi-Level Governance in the UK
The rise of research on independence referendums
Too Immature to Have a Sense of Duty? Civic Duty in Youths Aged 16 and 17
Childhood
Contemporary Political Philosophy
Young people and social change
Young People’s Human Rights and The Politics of Voting Age
A Handbook of Children and Young People’s Participation
Reclaiming Childhood
Young People and Political Participation
Citizenship
A Handbook of Children and Young People’s Participation
Education for Citizenship and the Teaching of Democracy in Schools
Youth Justice and Child Protection
Newly Enfranchised Voters
I didn't have a clue what we were doing’
Betwixt and Between
Should the Voting Age be Lowered to Sixteen? Normative and Empirical Considerations
The Electoral System
Capacity, claims and children's rights
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1.2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2023 (3) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |