Democracy in the ageing society: Quest for political equilibrium between generations

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The ageing of society looms large as having a huge impact on the future political landscape, and is increasingly being acknowledged as a serious threat to the sustainability of democracy. The ageing of the voting electorate is contributing to the political imbalance between the old and young generations, and has the potential to levy excessive burden on future generations. With this background in mind, this research seeks to point out, through reform of the electoral system, the,problems of silver democracy caused by societal ageing, and to suggest ways to achieve political equilibrium between generations. Key suggestions are: 1) changing the basis of electoral districts from geographic area to age-cohort; 2) establishment of a new future generations district which can speak for the rights of those who are currently underage; and 3) weighting of votes cast by the younger generations, who may be at a numerical disadvantage in elections. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
Issue Date
2017-01
Language
English
Article Type
Article
Keywords

REPRESENTING FUTURE GENERATIONS; YOUNG-PEOPLE; INEQUALITY; AGE; ALTERNATIVES; FERTILITY; PROSPECTS; JUSTICE

Citation

FUTURES, v.85, pp.42 - 57

ISSN
0016-3287
DOI
10.1016/j.futures.2016.11.002
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10203/243731
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RIMS Journal Papers
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