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Differences of political participation between younger and older citizens cannot be pinned down in a simple statement valid across European democracies or across time. Instead, the interplay of, on the one hand, generational socialisation in politics and society and, on the other hand, sociological changes across the life cycle and psychological experiences of ageing shape an individual’s pattern of political participation at any age.
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© 2009 Achim Goerres
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Goerres, A. (2009). Summary and Conclusions. In: The Political Participation of Older People in Europe. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230233959_8
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