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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| Language: | English |
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Tübingen University
2009-11-01
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| Series: | Intergenerational Justice Review |
| Online Access: | https://ethik-und-gesellschaft.de/ojs/index.php/igjr/article/view/510 |