This book examines ways to ensure that the rights, interests and concerns of young people are properly represented in Western democracies. One new proposal is the introduction of youth quotas in political institutions in order to counter the possible marginalization of young people caused by demographic ageing and, thereby, an overrepresentation of the interests of the elderly.

Introduction: Youth Quotas - Mapping the Field: Jörg Tremmel, Antony Mason, Petter Haakenstad Godli, Igor Dimitrijoski.- What do Quotas do? Reflections on the Ubiquity and Justice of Quotas: Radostin Kaloianov.- Are Youth Quotas a Form of Ageism?: Tobias Hainz.- Better Procedure for Fairer Outcomes: Can Youth Quotas Increase our Chances of Meeting the Demands of Intergenerational Justice?: Juliana Bidadanure.- Can Youth Quotas Help Avoid Future Disasters? : Ivo Wallimann-Helmer.- Saving the Palnet by Empowering the Young? Anja Karnein and Dominic Roser.- Towards all Voices, From all Levels and in their Own Ways? A Discussion of the Youth Quotas Proposal as an Incremental Policy Innovation for Sustainability: Rafael Ziegler.- Encouraging and Supporting Children's Voices: Sarah-Jane Conrad, Claire Cassidy and Christian Mathis.- Democracy or Epistocracy? Aga as a Criterion of Who May Vote and Who May Not Vote: Jörg Tremmel and James Wilhelm.- Giving 16-year-olds the Vote. Experiences from Norway: Petter Haakenstad Godli.- Afterword: Libertarian Hesitations: Marcel Wissenburg.- List of Contributors.- Subject Index.