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	Podcast:		Seriously Social
	Episode:		The politics of a lower voting age
	Category:		Science & Medicine
	Duration:		00:22:20
	Publish Date:		2023-02-27 09:30:00
	Description:		How can the voice of children and young people count if they are not counted in elections? In most places in Australia, when you turn 16 you can drive a car and consent to medical procedures—but you can’t vote. Many young people are working and paying taxes, so shouldn’t they be entitled to political representation? In the first episode of season six of the Seriously Social podcast, we hear Professor Lisa Hill from the University of Adelaide explain why we’re so scared of giving younger people a vote, and what the research actually says about 16 and 17-year-olds in the voting booth. Useful Links Voting at 16: Does lowering the voting age lead to more political engagement? Evidence from a quasi-experiment in the city of Ghent Cambridge University Press Condorcet’s Theorem 1000-Word Philosophy Climate anxiety in children and young people and their beliefs about government responses to climate change: a global survey The Lancet
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