'Achim Goerres has written a highly informative and conceptually rich contribution to understanding political participation by older persons. This important study, with cross-national data from 21 European nations, is an empirically-grounded antidote to simplistic assertions that intergenerational political wars will be waged in aging societies.' - Robert H. Binstock, Professor of Ageing, Health, and Society, Case Western Reserve University, USA ... Read more 'Achim Goerres has written the most important new book on the political participation of old and young in a generation. With sophisticated and nuanced analyses of cross-national, cross-time data, he overturns one conventional wisdom after another about the political impact of aging populations. This is a must-read for scholars and policymakers alike.' - Andrea Louise Campbell, Associate Professor of Political Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA 'Retired majorities will gather at the gates of liberal democracies shortly. With impressive empirical arguments Achim Goerres dissects the trendy fears for harsh generational battles between politically organized pensioners and uninvolved youngsters. Amid an ocean of research on youth political behaviour his appeal for a 'political gerontology' is very timely, revealing and thoroughly documented. The apocalypse of greying democracies is not near, but age differences in political participation urgently call for empirical evidence so skilfully presented here.' - Jan van Deth, Professor of Political Science and International Comparative Social Research, University of Mannheim, Germany 'Age related differences in political participation are becoming more and more significant over time, so Achim Goerres examines an issue of growing importance to social scientists in general and political scientists in particular in this book. He makes an important contribution to our understanding of the participation of older people and their impact on the political process and on political outcomes.' - Paul F. Whiteley, Professor of Government, University of Essex, UK 'Goerres' clearly written, thorough and original book offers a powerful corrective to superficial notions that population ageing is turning Western democracies into gerontocracies subject to a growing monolithic 'grey vote'.' - Political Studies Review Show Less