Lowering the Voting Age to Strengthen Democratic Resilience
- Date
- 7th January 2026 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
- Venue
- Online
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In this Government Office for Science webinar, Dr Andrew Mycock (Political Scientist at University of Leeds) will provide an overview of his research and the policy pathway to ‘Votes at 16’ . He will explore the contemporary political and policy debates, and analysis of international case studies where it has been introduced.
The webinar will also consider the significant opportunities to embed voting age reform within a strategic research-to-policy framework that both supports lifelong civic participation and strengthens democratic resilience.
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