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Can Youth Quotas Help Avoid Future Disasters?

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2015
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Wallimann-Helmer, I. (2015). Can Youth Quotas Help Avoid Future Disasters? In I. Dimitrijoski, P. Godli, A. Mason, B. Munius, & J. Tremmel (Eds.), Youth Quotas – And other Efficient Forms of Youth Participation. (pp. 57–75). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13431-4_5

Abstract

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In this paper I argue for the following conclusions. First, quotas are not normative goals in themselves but only a means to reach non-discriminatory selection procedures. Second, in a democracy quotas are most plausibly used as a means to fill offices in those bodies which have a major impact on how well interests or discourses are translated into policy. Third, quotas for the young can be justified since, due to demographic development, their discourses tend to be marginalized. Fourth, youth quotas cannot be a means to ensure long-t

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  • Wallimann-Helmer, Ivo
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  • Dimitrijoski, Igor
  • Godli, Petter
  • Mason, Antony
  • Munius, Bettina
  • Tremmel, Jörg

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Youth Quotas – And other Efficient Forms of Youth Participation.

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Heidelberg

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57

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75

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Keywords

rigid quotas, weak quotas, affirmative action, equality of opportunity, representation, democracy, short-termism, intergenerational justice

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English

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2015

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2014-11-28

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250 since deposited on 2014-11-28
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310 since deposited on 2014-11-28
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Wallimann-Helmer, I. (2015). Can Youth Quotas Help Avoid Future Disasters? In I. Dimitrijoski, P. Godli, A. Mason, B. Munius, & J. Tremmel (Eds.), Youth Quotas – And other Efficient Forms of Youth Participation. (pp. 57–75). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13431-4_5

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