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Politics and the “DotNet” Generation

They may be more involved than you think — and in ways that could change America’s politics
by Scott Keeter

What’s the new generation coming to? Are today’s young people apathetic and politically inert, as the stereotypes suggest? Are they more reluctant to get involved in politics and public life than generations past? What will American politics be like when they are eventually in charge? The answers are not what you might think. Not only is there evidence of a reawakening of young people to public life, but today’s youth are politically distinctive in many ways.

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