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Originally published in German in 2002, Wahlrecht f\u00fcr Kinder \u2013 Eine Streitschrift<\/em> was the first book to make the case for children\u2019s right to vote. This new translation, Voting Rights for Children – a polemic<\/em>, renders Mike Weimann\u2019s uncompromising logic accessible to an international audience of adults and children. Weimann resolutely sets out to persuade his readers of the necessity of removing illogical barriers to children\u2019s suffrage by refuting every time-honoured objection with his succinct and flawless reasoning. However readers may instinctively feel about children having the vote before reading this book, many will no doubt find themselves challenging their own views on democracy after just a few pages.<\/p>\n

Voting Rights for Children – a polemic<\/em>\u00a0includes an updated introduction by the author and a foreword by Professor John Wall (Childism Institute, Rutgers University).<\/a><\/p>\n

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Originally published in German in 2002, this was the first book to make the case for children’s right to vote.<\/p>\n

A new translation in English, with an updated introduction by the author and a foreword by Professor John Wall (Rutgers University)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":11575,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[15],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-11545","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-all-publications","8":"first","9":"instock","10":"shipping-taxable","11":"purchasable","12":"product-type-simple"},"yoast_head":"\nVoting Rights for Children \u2013 a polemic - Common Threads<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Voting Rights for Children - a polemic presents a challenging argument for the right to vote from birth. 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