Back to Search Start Over

Too young to run? Young political candidates and the 2020 Victorian local government elections

Authors :
Luke Dean
Lesley Pruitt
Mark Chou
Source :
Australian Journal of Political Science. 56:428-444
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Informa UK Limited, 2021.

Abstract

This article analyses the demographics, party affiliation, political motivations, and personal experiences of young people in Australia who run for elected office. By analysing a survey conducted with 51 young political candidates who ran in the 2020 Victorian local government elections, we show that that the most under-represented groups include young women, young people with Indigenous heritage or from minority ethnic backgrounds, and young people who do not have tertiary education and/or who live outside the metropolitan region. Our study also demonstrates that while a majority of young candidates were political party members, only relatively few ran as a candidate of their party. Finally, we highlight the link between age (youth orientation) and effectiveness (political efficacy) among our respondents. 本文从人口统计、政党认同、政治动机、个人经历等角度,对澳大利亚竞选公职的年轻人做了分析。本文所根据的是一项对2020年51位竞选地方政府公职的年轻政治候选人的调查。我们的调查分析显示,代表程度最低的群体包括年轻女性、原住或少数族裔青年、未受过高等教育或未生活在都市的青年。我们的研究还表明,虽然多数青年候选人为政党成员,但只有少数人是政党推出的候选人。最后,我们特别指出了受访者中年龄(青年取向)和效能(政治功效)之间的联系。

Details

ISSN :
1363030X and 10361146
Volume :
56
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Australian Journal of Political Science
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....dde65d8526d7cacc20f765672f985268
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/10361146.2021.1998345