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Youth voter withdrawal and its effects on the governance of South Africa
Mini Dissertation-University of Pretoria, 2025.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/108333 Youth voter withdrawal and its effects on the governance of South Africa Thuynsma, Heather Anne u19122820@tuks.co.za Radebe, Scelimpilo N UCTD Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Youth voter withdrawal Governance Elections Ladder of citizen participation Mini Dissertation-University of Pretoria, 2025. South African youth make up more than one third of the country’s population, yet their influence is not fully reflected as their participation in the national and provincial elections continue to decrease. Since 2014, voters between the age of 18-29 have recorded the lowest voter turnout in the National and Provincial Elections. As a result, this demographic is missing its opportunity to shape and implement the policies that address their specific issues. This study uses the three election periods between 2014 2024 to identify the factors that influence youth withdrawal and examine its effects on policy development and governance. This desktop study uses qualitative research methods including academic journals, accredited online sources and existing statistical data as well as the thematic analysis to indicate the trends of this voter withdrawal. The ladder of citizen participation theory is used as a framework to illustrate how voter participation, especially among youth, can potentially influence governance and administrative processes. The study also looks at possible measures that can be used to encourage the youth to influence the administrative processes governing them. Political Sciences MA Political Science (Coursework) Unrestricted Faculty of Humanities SDG-04: Quality education SDG-08: Decent work and economic growth SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions 2026-02-17T12:52:57Z 2026-02-17T12:52:57Z 2026-04 2025-10 Mini Dissertation * A2026 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/108333 Disclaimer Letter en © 2024 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Youth voter withdrawal Governance Elections Ladder of citizen participation Youth voter withdrawal and its effects on the governance of South Africa |
| title | Youth voter withdrawal and its effects on the governance of South Africa |
| title_full | Youth voter withdrawal and its effects on the governance of South Africa |
| title_fullStr | Youth voter withdrawal and its effects on the governance of South Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Youth voter withdrawal and its effects on the governance of South Africa |
| title_short | Youth voter withdrawal and its effects on the governance of South Africa |
| title_sort | youth voter withdrawal and its effects on the governance of south africa |
| topic | UCTD Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Youth voter withdrawal Governance Elections Ladder of citizen participation |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/108333 |