Not Too Young to Run? Age requirements and young people in elected office

Promoting youth representation in parliaments is a growing global priority. To promote youth leadership and more inclusive politics, youth organizations in Nigeria mobilized successfully for a constitutional reform to lower the eligibility age to run for political office. In this paper, we draw on g...

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Main Authors: Mona Lena Krook, Mary K. Nugent
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tübingen University 2018-12-01
Series:Intergenerational Justice Review
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Online Access:https://igjr.org/ojs/index.php/igjr/article/view/702