Votes for 10-17 year olds? New episode of Surprising Ethics, by Will Gildea

Many countries are considering lowering the voting age. But right now it’s 18 nearly everywhere. Why? Why not 14, 12, or even 6 – at least if these children can pass a voting competence test.

Check out the surprising case for a radical reduction in the voting age with Isa Trifan, a lecturer at Essex University and former Concordia postdoc, who has a new take on youth voting and competence tests. We also explore the distinctive value of childhood, age discrimination, and how society should structure freedoms for adolescents. 

Listen here.