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Representeras unga lokalt?

Wixe, Assar LU (2023) STVK05 20231
Department of Political Science
Abstract (Swedish)
In this paper youth representation among Swedish local government politicians is examined. Although youth people (18-29 years) constitute 20% of the electorate only about 7 percent of the politicians are young. This means youths are represented at a quota of 37% compared to the other age groups that average at least 100%. The study aims to fins explanations in terms of individual resources and political structures in the Swedish municipalities. The study finds that when it comes to individual resources, the main factor is the education level of the municipality. In terms of political structure, the study finds that the main factor is the presence of the parties’ youth leagues in the municipality and how many offices the average politician... (More)
In this paper youth representation among Swedish local government politicians is examined. Although youth people (18-29 years) constitute 20% of the electorate only about 7 percent of the politicians are young. This means youths are represented at a quota of 37% compared to the other age groups that average at least 100%. The study aims to fins explanations in terms of individual resources and political structures in the Swedish municipalities. The study finds that when it comes to individual resources, the main factor is the education level of the municipality. In terms of political structure, the study finds that the main factor is the presence of the parties’ youth leagues in the municipality and how many offices the average politician holds. However when the variables are controlled for between each other the only significance remains in the share of youth league members and social trust. (Less)
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author
Wixe, Assar LU
supervisor
organization
alternative title
En kandidatuppsats om representationen av unga i Sveriges kommuners beslutande organ
course
STVK05 20231
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Politisk representation, ungas politiska villkor, politiska ungdomsförbund, kommunpolitik, deskriptiv representation
language
Swedish
id
9115446
date added to LUP
2023-08-18 16:26:28
date last changed
2023-08-18 16:26:28
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  abstract     = {{In this paper youth representation among Swedish local government politicians is examined. Although youth people (18-29 years) constitute 20% of the electorate only about 7 percent of the politicians are young. This means youths are represented at a quota of 37% compared to the other age groups that average at least 100%. The study aims to fins explanations in terms of individual resources and political structures in the Swedish municipalities. The study finds that when it comes to individual resources, the main factor is the education level of the municipality. In terms of political structure, the study finds that the main factor is the presence of the parties’ youth leagues in the municipality and how many offices the average politician holds. However when the variables are controlled for between each other the only significance remains in the share of youth league members and social trust.}},
  author       = {{Wixe, Assar}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Representeras unga lokalt?}},
  year         = {{2023}},
}