Young people and voting behaviour: Alienated youth and (or) an interested and critical citizenry?

European Journal of Marketing

Volumn 44, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 421-435

  Dermody, Janine ^a   Hanmer Lloyd, Stuart ^a   Scullion, Richard ^b  

^a Cheltenham Gloucester College of Higher Education   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elections; Marketing; Political parties; Trust; United Kingdom; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952167677     PISSN: 03090566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03090561011020507     Document Type: Article

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