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Author : Jason Brennan,Lisa Hill
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2014-06-12
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781107041516
Leading political theorists Jason Brennan and Lisa Hill debate the drawbacks and benefits of voter turnout.
Author : Matteo Bonotti,Paul Strangio
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2021-03-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789813340251
Compulsory voting has operated in Australia for a century, and remains the best known and arguably the most successful example of the practice globally. By probing that experience from several disciplinary perspectives, this book offers a fresh, up-to-date insight into the development and distinctive functioning of compulsory voting in Australia. By juxtaposing the Australian experience with that of other representative democracies in Europe and North America, the volume also offers a much needed comparative dimension to compulsory voting in Australia. A unifying theme running through this study is the relationship between compulsory voting and democratic well-being. Can we learn anything from Australia’s experience of the practice that is instructive for the development of institutional bulwarks in an era when democratic politics is under pressure globally? Or is Australia’s case sui generis – best understood in the final analysis as an intriguing outlier?
Author : Judith Brett
Publisher : Text Publishing
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2019-03-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781925626810
It’s compulsory to vote in Australia. We are one of a handful of countries in the world that enforce this rule at election time, and the only English-speaking country that makes its citizens vote. Not only that, we embrace it. We celebrate compulsory voting with barbeques and cake stalls at polling stations, and election parties that spill over into Sunday morning. But how did this come to be: when and why was voting in Australia made compulsory? How has this affected our politics? And how else is the way we vote different from other democracies? Lively and inspiring, From Secret Ballot to Democracy Sausage is a landmark account of the character of Australian democracy by the celebrated historian Judith Brett, the prize-winning biographer of Alfred Deakin.
Author : Ruth Dassonneville,Thiago Barbosa,André Blais,Ian McAllister,Mathieu Turgeon
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2023-09-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781009080644
This Element examines citizens' perceptions, their knowledge of the system, and whether they support it. The authors connect this with information on citizens' reported turnout and vote choice to assess who is affected by mandatory voting. Each country has its own set of rules, and most voters are unaware of how they are enforced.
Author : Shane P. Singh
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780198832928
Beyond Turnout crafts a new theory that considers the downstream consequences of compulsory voting for both citizens and political parties. This theory is comprehensively tested through data from dozens of countries, with a particular focus on Argentina and Switzerland.
Author : Sarah Birch
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105132850772
About a quarter of all democracies today legally oblige their citizens to vote, making this an important aspect of electoral systems in many settings. Moreover, numerous commentators and policy-makers in voluntary voting states are coming to view mandatory attendance at the polls as an attractive option in the context of declining turnout. Yet there has been a dearth of analysis of the way in which compulsory voting shapes attitudes, behaviour and outcomes of the political process. This volume fills that gap by providing a comprehensive description, analysis and evaluation of compulsory voting.
Author : Lindsay Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Elections
ISBN : NWU:35556016962763
Author : Anthoula Malkopoulou
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2014-12-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317693345
Is voting out of fashion? Does it matter if voters don't show up at the polls? If yes, is legal enforcement of voting compatible with democracy? These are just a few of the questions linked to the thorny problem of electoral abstention. This book addresses the hot question whether there is a duty to vote and if this is enforceable in the form of compulsory voting. Divided into two parts, Anthoula Malkopoulou begins by expertly presenting the importance of compulsory voting today, situating the debate within the contemporary discussion on liberty, equality and democracy. Then, she questions the historical origins of the idea in Europe. In particular, she examines parliamentary discussions and other primary sources from France and Greece, including a few additional insights from other countries like Switzerland and Belgium. Focusing especially on the years between 1870 and 1930, the reader learns about the historical actors of the debates, their efforts to legitimate punishment of abstention through normative arguments, but also their strategic motivations and political interests. While discussions at the beginning of the century focus on introducing compulsory voting, Malkopoulou criticizes its misuse after the Second World War, exposing the contingency of relevant normative claims today and the conditionality of compulsory voting. From ancient times until today, you learn about the ideological debates, their political context and how the problems of equal representation and democratic moderation persist through the ages.
Author : Frederick William Holls
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1891
Category : Voting, Compulsory
ISBN : PRNC:32101073361428
Author : New York State Library. Legislative Reference Section
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1926
Category : Voting, Compulsory
ISBN : UCBK:C041448092
Author : James Johnson,Susan Orr
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2020-11-10
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781509538171
The secrecy of the ballot, a crucial basic element of representative democracy, is under threat. Attempts to make voting more convenient in the face of declining turnout – and the rise of the “ballot selfie” – are making it harder to guarantee secrecy. Leading scholars James Johnson and Susan Orr go back to basics to analyze the fundamental issues surrounding the secret ballot, showing how secrecy works to protect voters from coercion and bribery. They argue, however, that this protection was always incomplete: faced with effective ballot secrecy, powerful actors turned to manipulating turnout – buying presence or absence at the polls – to obtain their electoral goals. The authors proceed to show how making both voting and voting in secret mandatory would foreclose both undue influence and turnout manipulation. This would enhance freedom for voters by liberating them from coercion or bribery in their choice of both whether and how to vote. This thought-provoking and insightful text will be invaluable for students and scholars of democratic theory, elections and voting, and political behavior.
Author : Tom Watson,Mark Tami
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015050753402
Despite Labour's landslide in 1997, that election saw the lowest turnout at a general election since the war. Recent local and European elections have seen turnouts of below 30%, and some cases of below 10%. This pamphlet argues for compulsory voting, as an idea whose time has come. It uses the examples of other countries, to show that this is the best way of restoring the legitimacy of Britain's democratic institutions.
Author : Frederick William Holls
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2017-08-24
Category : History
ISBN : 1376255804
Author : E.J. Dionne Jr.,Miles Rapoport
Publisher : The New Press
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2022-03-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781620976845
A timely and paradigm-shifting argument that all members of a democracy must participate in elections, by a leading political expert and Washington Post journalist Americans are required to pay taxes, serve on juries, get their kids vaccinated, get driver’s licenses, and sometimes go to war for their country. So why not ask—or require—every American to vote? In 100% Democracy, E.J. Dionne and Miles Rapoport argue that universal participation in our elections should be a cornerstone of our system. It would be the surest way to protect against voter suppression and the active disenfranchisement of a large share of our citizens. And it would create a system true to the Declaration of Independence’s aspirations by calling for a government based on the consent of all of the governed. It’s not as radical or utopian as it sounds: in Australia, where everyone is required to vote (Australians can vote “none of the above,” but they have to show up), 91.9 percent of Australians voted in the last major election in 2019, versus 60.1 percent in America’s 2016 presidential race. Australia hosts voting-day parties and actively celebrates this key civic duty. It is time for the United States to take a major leap forward and recognize voting as both a fundamental civil right and a solemn civic duty required of every eligible U.S. citizen.
Author : André Blais
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Pre
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780822990550
What makes people decide to vote? In addressing this simple question, André Blais examines the factors that increase or decrease turnout at the aggregate, cross-national level and considers what affects people's decision to vote or to abstain. In doing so, Blais assesses the merits and limitations of the rational choice model in explaining voter behavior. The past few decades have witnessed a rise in the popularity of the rational choice model in accounting for voter turnout, and more recently a groundswell of outspoken opposition to rational choice theory. Blais tackles this controversial subject in an engaging and personal way, bringing together the opposing theories and literatures, and offering convincing tests of these different viewpoints. Most important, he handles the discussion in a clear and balanced manner. Using new data sets from many countries, Blais concludes that while rational choice is an important tool--even when it doesn't work--its empirical contribution to understanding why people vote is quite limited. Whether one supports rational choice theory or opposes it, Blais's evenhanded and timely analysis will certainly be of interest, and is well-suited for advanced undergraduate and graduate-level classes.