@article{belschner_too_2024,
	title = {Too young to win? {Exploring} the sources of age-related electoral disadvantage},
	volume = {88},
	issn = {0261-3794},
	shorttitle = {Too young to win?},
	url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0261379424000064},
	doi = {10.1016/j.electstud.2024.102748},
	abstract = {Young people continue to be underrepresented in formal politics. Previous research indicates that being a non-middle-aged candidate negatively affects electoral success. What are the origins of this performance gap? This article explores three potential sources of age-related disadvantage: Party affiliation, individual resources, and direct party and voter support. Drawing on data from 21 OECD countries, I show, first, that many age-related disadvantages take a non-linear shape. Both young and senior candidates run for smaller, poorer, and more marginal parties. They spend significantly less money on their campaigns than middle-aged competitors, and young candidates furthermore lack political experience. Young and senior candidates are placed on lower list positions in party-centred electoral systems and receive fewer preference votes in candidate-centred systems. Thus, both parties and voters fail to effectively counter structural age-disadvantages. This article contributes to our understanding of the shape and origins of age-related electoral disadvantages and illustrates the multifaceted reasons for youth's continued political under-representation.},
	urldate = {2024-04-18},
	journal = {Electoral Studies},
	author = {Belschner, Jana},
	month = apr,
	year = {2024},
	keywords = {Age, Candidates, Elections, Political parties, Voters, Youth},
	pages = {102748},
}

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