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2020 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

10. Why Did Young Norwegians Mobilize: External Events or Early Enfranchisement?

Authors : Guro Ødegård, Johannes Bergh, Jo Saglie

Published in: Lowering the Voting Age to 16

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Abstract

Since the terrorist attacks in Norway in July 2011, there has been a general rise in political participation among young Norwegians. This was evident just a few weeks after the attack, when turnout among first-time voters (the age group 18–21) went up by 11 percentage points in the local elections (to 46%). In those September 2011 elections, the voting age was lowered from 18 to 16 in a selected group of 20 municipalities. Turnout was also quite high among 16- and 17-year olds (58%). This level of participation has remained stable among young voters in later elections. Relying on quantitative data on turnout by age, membership in political youth parties and qualitative interviews with first-time voters, the chapter discusses how three different mechanisms—life cycle, generational and period effects—may explain this mobilization. The authors find strong life-cycle effects which account for stable differences between age groups.

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Metadata
Title
Why Did Young Norwegians Mobilize: External Events or Early Enfranchisement?
Authors
Guro Ødegård
Johannes Bergh
Jo Saglie
Copyright Year
2020
Book
Lowering the Voting Age to 16

Print ISBN: 978-3-030-32540-4

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-32541-1

Copyright Year: 2020

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-32541-1_10