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Comparing Young Voters' Political Engagement in the United States and Europe

Frank Esser

University of Zurich, Switzerland

Claes H. de Vreese

University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

The growing reluctance among youth to participate in politics and exercise their right to vote rings alarm bells across the globe. This study adopts a comparative perspective to identify factors that might help reengage youth in the political process by documenting the scope and pervasiveness of the problem in the United States and the EU. This cross-national study shows that the antecedents of youth turnout are highly similar in the United States and in the EU member states. The authors also find a strong and consistently positive effect of news media use and interactive communication (online and interpersonal) on youth turnout.

Key Words: youth turnout • United States • European Union • political communication • cross-national comparison

American Behavioral Scientist, Vol. 50, No. 9, 1195-1213 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/0002764207299364
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