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100			_aHenn, Matt
245			_aA generation apart? Youth and political participation in Britain
260			_c2002
300			_ap.167-92.
362			_aJun
520			_aConventional wisdom holds that young people in Britain are alienated from politics, with some claiming that this reflects a wider crisis of legitimacy that should be met by initiatives to increase citizenship. this article addresses these areas, presenting both panel survey and focus group data from first-time voters. It concludes that, contrary to the finds from many predominantly quantitative studies of political participation, young people are interested in political matters, and do support the democratic process. However, they feel a sense of anti-climax having voted for the first time, and are critical of those who have been elected to positions of political power. If they are a generation apart, this is less to do with apathy, and more to do with their engaged specticism about `formal' politics in Britain. - Reproduced.
650			_aYouth participation - Great Britain
650			_aYouth participation
700			_aWring, Dominic
700			_aWeinstein, Mark
773			_aBritish Journal of Politics and International Relations
909			_a53572
999			_c53572 _d53572