Full participation [[electronic resource] ] : a comparative study of compulsory voting / / Sarah Birch

• Autore: Birch Sarah <1963->
• Pubblicazione: Manchester ; ; New York, : Manchester University Press, c2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (287 p.)
• Disciplina: 324.6/5
• Soggetto topico: Voting, Compulsory
• Soggetto non controllato: compulsory voting; democracy; electoral campaigns; electoral integrity; electoral participation; electoral systems; mandatory poll attendance; political attitudes; turnout; voluntary voting states
• 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: 1-84779-718-0; 1-78170-187-3; 1-84779-270-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910791917703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II