EU–Latin America Academic Synergies
Optional voting from the age of 16 in Latin America and Europe
Fri 03 Jul
|FLACSO Argentina
Democracies, demographic change, youth citizenship, and education systems. Assessments and challenges of expanding suffrage.
Time & Location
03 Jul 2026, 11:00 – 12:30 GMT-3
FLACSO Argentina, Meeting Room, 1st floor – FLACSO Argentina, Tucumán 1966, C1050 Cdad. Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
About the event
The Study Group on Citizenship, Educational Transition and Coexistence (GECITEC) of the Policies, Languages and Subjectivities in Education Program ( PLySE ) of FLACSO Argentina invites the academic community to the conference entitled: “Optional voting from the age of 16 in Latin America and Europe: democracies, demographic change, youth citizenships and educational systems” .
The meeting aims to outline the current situation, analyze the assessments, and discuss the current challenges surrounding the expansion of youth suffrage rights in both regions.
The activity will take place on Friday, July 3 at 11:00 a.m. in a hybrid format: in person at the Meeting Room (1st Floor) of FLACSO Argentina, and virtually via Zoom.
Participants:
Presenter: ALEJANDRO COZACHCOW , MSCA-CZ postdoctoral researcher at the Center for Ibero-American Studies (Charles University, Faculty of Arts). PhD in Social Sciences (University of Buenos Aires), political scientist and researcher with experience in youth studies, political participation, youth…