Better Procedures for Fairer Outcomes: Youth Quotas in Parliaments

Abstract: In this article, I put forward an instrumental justification for the introduction of youth quotas in parliaments on grounds of justice co-existing generations. I provide a two-fold argument drawing on the distinction between "substantive representation" and "symbolic representation". I argue that these jointly provide a good basis for a "politics of youth presence" in parliaments. In the first section, I evaluate the impact that youth quotas can have on enhancing the chances of fair youth policies (substantive representation). In the second section, I show that youth quotas can play an important symbolic role in the promotion of a community of political equals, with potential implications for youth political participation (symbolic representation)

Object Details

• Alternative title: Bessere Verfahren für fairere Ergebnisse: Jugendquoten in Parlamenten
• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Veröffentlichungsversion ; begutachtet (peer reviewed) ; In: Intergenerational Justice Review ; 1 (2015) 1 ; 40-46

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Politik

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Mannheim
• (when): 2015
• Creator: Bidadanure, Juliana

Further information

• DOI: 10.24357/igjr.7.2.428
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-455292
• Rights: Open Access; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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