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In many countries, the rules about precisely when you become an adult are nothing if not confusing. So, if you're not yet 18, but you want a chance to change things, what do you do? In some countries, young people can be elected to become members of a youth parliament, where they can debate, lobby, and try to have an influence on the country's real, grown up parliament. They don't yet have any real power, but they can learn what to do with it once they have got it. The BBC's Robin Lustig finds out how young people are learning to play an active role in political debate.
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In many countries, the rules about precisely when you become an adult are nothing if not confusing. So, if you're not yet 18, but you want a chance to change things, what do you do? In some countries, young people can be elected to become members of a youth parliament, where they can debate, lobby, and try to have an influence on the country's real, grown up parliament. They don't yet have any real power, but they can learn what to do with it once they have got it. The BBC's Robin Lustig finds out how young people are learning to play an active role in political debate.
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Posted on May 13, 2007 at 11:40 AM | Permalink
Review of Generation Next: Citizenship
This is standard BBC fare, with the usual high quality production values. It's part of the BBC's "Generation Next" series of documentary programs about what "youth" means in different societies and cultures worldwide. This program deals with youth citizenship and the ability to vote by people under age 18. I couldn't help but think the program would have been better if we had heard more voices from people under age 18. Host Robin Lustig does a fine and professional job, but I wanted to hear more from the perspective of the subjects of the piece.