Full participation [[electronic resource] ] : a comparative study of compulsory voting / / Sarah Birch
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| Autore: |
Birch Sarah <1963->
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| Titolo: |
Full participation [[electronic resource] ] : a comparative study of compulsory voting / / Sarah Birch
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| Pubblicazione: | Manchester ; ; New York, : Manchester University Press, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (287 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 324.6/5 |
| Soggetto topico: | Voting, Compulsory |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Introduction -- A history of compulsory voting and an overview of contemporary experience -- Normative arguments for and against compulsory voting -- Compulsory voting and election campaigns -- Compulsory voting and electoral turnout -- Compulsory voting, electoral integrity and democratic legitimacy -- Compulsory voting and political outcomes -- Conclusion. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Full participation |
| ISBN: | 1-78170-187-3 |
| 1-84779-270-7 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910465617303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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