Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0348044

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP0348044

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Active citizenship of young people through electoral enrolment. Some 300,000 eighteen to twenty-four year old Australians are not enrolled to vote in federal elections, despite compulsory voting. Consequently they do not exercise their rights, and their responsibilities, as citizens in this way. The Australian Ele ctoral C ommission and the researchers will determine why these young Australians are not enrolled and do not vote. We will identify the characteristics of non-participants particularly those from rural and regional areas. Outcomes include identification of non-enrolled youth and appropriate interventions to engage young Australians to become active, democratic citizens....

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 29-05-2003

End Date: 28-05-2007

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $480,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Australian Government And Politics | Specialist Studies in Education | Education Studies Not Elsewhere Classified | Public Administration

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Understanding electoral systems | Civics and citizenship | Secondary education |

Other Keywords

Australian Government And Politics | Civics and citizenship | Education Studies Not Elsewhere Classified | Public Administration | Secondary education | Specialist Studies in Education | Understanding electoral systems

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