Youth politics

Youth rights

Activities

* Bailey v. Drexel Furniture Co.
* Child Labor Deterrence Act
* Children's Online Privacy Protection Act
* Kids Online Safety Act
* Convention on the Rights of the Child
* Fair Labor Standards Act
* Hammer v. Dagenhart
* History of youth rights in the United States
* Morse v. Frederick
* Newsboys' strike of 1899
* Prez
* Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms
* Wild in the Streets

Theory/concepts

* Adultcentrism
* Adultism
* Ageism
* Criminalization
* Democracy
* Ephebiphobia
* Fear of children
* Free-range parenting
* Intergenerational equity
* Future generations
* Paternalism
* Social class
* Suffrage
* Taking Children Seriously
* Universal suffrage
* Unschooling
* Youth activism
* Youth detention center
* Youth empowerment
* Youth exclusion
* Youth suffrage
* Youth voice

Issues

* Adolescent sexuality
* Age of candidacy
* Age of consent
* Age of consent reform
* Age of majority
* Age of marriage
* Behavior modification facility
* Child labour
* Children in the military
* Child marriage
* Compulsory education
* Conscription
* Corporal punishment
* at home
* at school
* in law
* Curfew
* Child abuse
* Emancipation of minors
* Gambling age
* Human rights and youth sport
* In loco parentis
* Juvenile delinquency
* Juvenile court
* Juvenile law
* Legal drinking age (U.S. history)
* Legal working age
* Minimum driving age
* Marriageable age
* Minor (law)
* Minors and abortion
* Restavec
* School leaving age
* Smoking age (U.S. history)
* Status offense
* Underage drinking in the US
* Voting age
* Youth-adult partnership
* Youth participation
* Youth politics
* Youth unemployment
* Youth voting

Organizations

* United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
* Akt
* Americans for a Society Free from Age Restrictions
* Canadian Youth for Choice
* Human Rights and Youth Rights Commission
* Common Cents
* Community Alliance for the Ethical Treatment of Youth
* DoSomething
* Future Coalition
* Global Youth Action Network
* High School Democrats of America
* Indian Youth Climate Network
* International Falcon Movement – Socialist Educational International
* Mermaids
* National Union of Students LGBT+ Campaign
* National Youth Rights Association
* One World Youth Project
* Queer Youth Network
* Students for a Democratic Society
* Freechild Project
* Three O'Clock Lobby
* UK Youth Parliament
* Youth International Party
* Youth Liberation of Ann Arbor
* The Youth Cafe
* Young Communist League of Canada
* Young Democrats of America
* World Federation of Democratic Youth

People

* Fletcher
* Hanson
* Henry
* Holt
* Koroknay-Palicz
* Duff
* Males
* Postman
* Yaco

Related

* Ages of consent in Asia
* Ages of consent in Europe
* Ages of consent in North America
* Ages of consent in Oceania
* Ages of consent in South America
* Ages of consent in the United States
* Animal rights
* Anti-racism
* Direct democracy
* Egalitarianism
* Feminism
* French petition against age of consent laws
* Legal status of tattooing in European countries
* Legal status of tattooing in the United States
* Libertarianism
* Students' rights
* Youth Olympic Games
* Youth sports
* Youth wing
* Liberation theology
* Communism
* Socialism
* Marxism

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Youth politics is a category of issues which distinctly involve, affect or otherwise impact youth. It encompasses youth policy that specifically has an impact on young people (for example, education, housing, employment, leisure) and how young people engage in politics including in institutional politics (elections, membership of a political party), youth organisations and lifestyle.

## History

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### United States

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Train car marked "Young Men's Republican Club" Minneapolis, at the Republican National Convention June 7, 1892

With roots in the early youth activism of the newsboys and Mother Jones' child labor protests at the turn of the 20th century, youth politics were first identified in American politics with the formation of the American Youth Congress in the 1930s. In the 1950s and 1960s organizations such as the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and Students for a Democratic Society were closely associated with youth politics, despite the broad social statements of documents including the liberal Port Huron Statement and the conservative Sharon Statement and leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr.

> Our answer is the world's hope; it is to rely on youth. The cruelties and obstacles of this swiftly changing planet will not yield to obsolete dogmas and outworn slogans. It cannot be moved by those who cling to a present which is already dying, who prefer the illusion of security to the excitement of danger. It demands the qualities of youth: not a time of life but a state of mind, a temper of the will, a quality of the imagination, a predominance of courage over timidity, of the appetite for adventure over the love of ease. - Robert F. Kennedy, South Africa, 6-6-1966

### Europe

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Youth politics have an extensive history in Europe, as well. Free German Youth was founded in 1946 in the Soviet occupation zone of Germany, and served as the official youth organization of East Germany.

In the UK there is a strong youth politics movement, consisting primarily of the British Youth Council, the UK Youth Parliament and the Scottish Youth Parliament. Although they have no direct power, the young people in these organisations have a close working relationship with Members of Parliament and are fairly influential, albeit ineffectual at bringing about direct change or tangible objectives. Many organisations that strive for youth movement are on the rise. A notable organisation is YouthDebates, an online organisation aiming to engage young people into the world of politics.

Research from the Czech Republic suggests that young MPs are more productive than their middle-aged and senior colleagues in their legislative duties and are also more likely to challenge party discipline at roll call.[1]

### Globally

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Other continents have experienced a variety of youth politics and political movements.

In the recent Mexico’s presidential election another manifestation of how the youth take the politics in the actual world were see, the students movement called “Yo soy 132” made a very notable change in how the elections developed, showing proofs of the electoral fraud they thought will happen, they changed the percentage of acceptation of the PRI candidate, Enrique Peña Nieto and they achieved to decrease it around 12 percentage points between the highest poll results for the candidate and the final results of the elections. In India youth politicians play an important role. Rishabh Mukati is the youngest politician and leader of India. He has organised sports events and various programs to help youth realize their dreams and awaken the Youth Power of India. Increasingly, young people are involved in global youth-led protest movements, for example, about social and environmental justice. This activism is in part because young people have been particularly affected by various crises (political, social, economic, environmental) notably austerity.[2] Moreover, young people tend to have more post-materialist values (see work by Ronald Inglehart).

## Present

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Between the influence of mainstream media and politicians, youth politics in the United States has been illegitimated and deprioritized[citation needed]. Organizations such as National Youth Rights Association and The Freechild Project continue to advocate and educate for issues that affect young people specifically, while other organizations, including Youth Service America and Advocates for Youth work for issues that affect youth directly. Even with the efforts of these organizations, many college students do not see politics as an important part of their lives. Only 33% of college freshmen think being knowledgeable about politics is important.[3] Data collected in by the National Center for Education Statistics found that overall young Americans care more about entertainment and sports than political and foreign news.[4] Despite these statistics there is a positive outlook on youth involvement in the future because of the 2008 election when President Barack Obama ran.

### List of current youth politics issues

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There are several issues which are deemed "youth politics" by politicians, mainstream media and other sources.

* Age of candidacy
* Age of majority
* Child labor laws/Right-to-work laws
* Climate Change
* Corporal punishment
* The draft
* Drinking age
* Driving age
* Education policy/reform
* Emancipation of minors
* Environmental issues
* Global Warming
* Healthcare
* Immigration
* Minors and abortion
* National service
* School reform
* Student rights
* Voting age
* Youth participation
* Youth service
* Youth vote

### List of current youth politics organizations

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There are thousands of youth political organizations and programs around the world.

Further information: Youth council

* Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad
* All India Socialist Youth Council
* All-Polish Youth
* Bibeksheel Nepali
* British Youth Council
* Bus Project
* Canadian Youth Policy Association
* Christian Democratic Youth
* College Democrats of America
* College Republican National Committee
* Communist Youth of Côte d'Ivoire
* Communist Youth of Greece
* Communist Youth Movement
* Democratic Youth Movement
* Egypt Youth Party
* European Free Alliance Youth
* European Liberal Youth
* Green Youth, Germany
* Green Youth, Sweden
* High School Democrats of America
* Indian Youth Congress
* International Federation of Liberal Youth
* JONG
* Jugendverband REBELL
* Malaysian United Democratic Alliance
* National Youth Organisation (disambiguation)
* Northern Ireland Young Communist League
* Puerto Rico Statehood Students Association
* Sangguniang Kabataan
* Sveriges Socialdemokratiska Ungdomsförbund (Sweden)
* Scottish Socialist Youth
* Scottish Young Liberals
* Scottish Youth Parliament
* Traction
* Teenage Republicans
* Turkey Youth Union
* UK Youth Parliament
* YIP Institute
* Young Democrats for Europe
* Young Democrats of America
* Young Independence
* Young Liberals of Canada
* Youth wings of political parties in Denmark
* Youth of the Danish People's Party
* Youth of the Progress Party
* Youth of the Popular Movement against EU
* Young Americans for Freedom
* Young Communist League of Germany
* Young Ecologists
* Young Republicans
* Not too young to run
* National Youth Council of Nigeria NYCN

## See also

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* Youth voice
* Youth activism
* Youth empowerment
* Youth rights
* Youth organizations
* List of youth councils
* Category:Youth model government
* Category:Youth wings of green parties
* Youth exclusion
* Youth in Hong Kong

## References

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1. ^ Grahn, Michal (June 2023). "Apprentices or outsiders? Age-driven heterogeneities in access to political capital and reelection". Research & Politics: 1–8. doi:10.1177/20531680231186840.
2. ^ Pickard, Sarah and Bessant, Judith. "Young People Re-Generating Politics in Times of Crises". Palgrave Macmillian, 2017.
3. ^ Pryor, J.H., Hurtado, S., DeAngelo, L., Palucki Blake, L., & Tran, S. (2009). The American freshman: National norms fall 2009. Los Angeles: Higher Education Research Institute, UCLA.
4. ^ Chandler, Kathryn. "Students Interest in National News and Its Relation to School Courses." National Center for Education Statistics (1997): 1-2. National Center for Education Statistics. U.S Department of Education, July 1997.

## External links

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* youth and politics
* Sitaraman, G. and Warren, P. (2003) Invisible Citizens: Youth Politics After September 11. Writers Club Press.
* Daifallah, A. (1999) A Blueprint for student political influence. Originally published in the Peterborough Examiner. Institute on
* Shumilov A. (2012) Factors of formation of electoral policy in the youth environment // PolitBook. №1. P. 75-85.

Governance website.

* Hansson K. and Lundahl L. (2004) "Youth politics and local constructions of youth," British Journal of Sociology of Education, Volume 25(2) April 2004, pp. 161–178.
* SpunOut.ie Irish National Youth Website
* Giroux, H. (2001) "Zero Tolerance: Youth and the politics of domestic militarization, Part I," Z Magazine.
* Youth Political Bloggers

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Youth empowerment

Elements|

* Evolving capacities
* Free-range parenting
* Future generations
* Intergenerational equity
* Leaving the nest
* Student voice
* Youth-adult partnership
* Youth mainstreaming
* Youth rights
* Youth voice

Types|

* Anarchistic free school
* Community youth development
* Democratic education
* Popular education
* Positive youth development
* Student activism
* Student-centered learning
* Student rights
* Teen court
* Youth activism
* Youth council
* Youth engagement
* Youth leadership
* Youth-led media
* Youth organizations
* Youth participation
* Youth philanthropy
* Youth politics
* Youth service
* Youth suffrage
* Youth vote
* Youth work

Barriers|

* Adultcentrism
* Adultism
* Age restrictions
* Ageism
* Control freak
* Eleutherophobia
* Ephebiphobia
* Fear of children
* Gerontocracy
* Grounding
* Helicopter parent
* Infantilization
* Intrusiveness
* Narcissism
* Parental respect
* Paternalism
* Patriarchy
* School-to-prison pipeline
* Vicariousness
* Youth control complex
* Youth exclusion

Related topics|

* Age of candidacy
* Age of consent reform
* Age of criminal responsibility
* Beat Generation
* Beatnik
* The Catcher in the Rye
* Counterculture of the 1960s
* Greaser
* Hippies
* Hungry generation
* International Youth Year
* LGBT student movement
* Subcultures of the 1950s
* Taking Children Seriously
* The Teenage Liberation Handbook
* Teenage rebellion
* UK underground
* Voting age

* Index of youth rights–related articles

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