Votes at 16: Empowering Young People and Revitalising Democracy in Britain

Weaves together the arguments and evidence surrounding voting age to present a compelling case in favour of lowering the voting age in Britain to 16.

Ben Kisby is Senior Lecturer in Politics at the School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Lincoln, UK. Ben has presented conference papers at the Political Studies Association Annual Conference, the Social Policy Association Annual Conference, the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting and in the UK Houses of Parliament.

Lee Jerome is Associate Professor of Education at Middlesex University, UK. He has taught in schools, universities and NGOs for over 20 years and has also worked with a range of organisations including the Association for Citizenship Teaching, BBC and UNICEF, to support high quality education.