Faut-il abaisser le droit de vote à 16 ans?

Il y a une semaine, le maire d’Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu était interpellé pour « corruption » et « liens avec des organisations terroristes », puis incarcéré quelques jours plus tard. Ses opposants ainsi qu’une grande partie de la population turque y voient la volonté de faire tair ...  Show more

Pékin ne décolère pas après l'imposition par Donald Trump de droits de douane supplémentaires sur tous les pays important du gaz ou du pétrole vénézuélien. La Chine, premier client de l’or noir de Caracas, est directement visée. Voilà le dernier épisode de la guerre commerciale m ...  Show more

In 1969 Harold Wilson's Government lowered the voting age from 21 to 18. Fifty years on, with calls for votes at 16 gaining support, Professor James Tilley explores not just whether reducing it further makes sense, but if arguments could be made for raising it back to 21. As most ...  Show more

Burnt by Democracy: Youth, Inequality, and the Erosion of Civic Life (University of Toronto Press, 2023) by Dr. Jacqueline Kennelly traces the political ascendance of neoliberalism and its effects on youth. The book explores democracy and citizenship as described in interviews wi ...  Show more

2024 will be the world’s biggest election year ever. From the United States to the UK, Taiwan to India, South Africa to Mexico, it’s estimated countries representing nearly half the world’s population will head to the polls in some form of election this year. But how much faith d ...  Show more

On March 25, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed a 98-page bill creating several new voting restrictions in the state—one of the now 361 bills in 47 states that have been introduced to restrict voting access since last November’s election. The right to vote is both fundamental to ...  Show more