A century of compulsory voting in Australia : genesis, impact and future / / Matteo Bonotti, Paul Strangio, editors |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Gateway East, Singapore : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2021] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (281 pages) |
Disciplina | 324.62 |
Collana | Elections, Voting, Technology |
Soggetto topico | Voting, Compulsory |
ISBN | 981-334-025-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Introduction -- Compulsory Voting in Australia -- Outline of the Book -- Bibliography -- 2 How Australia Got Compulsory Voting -- Introduction -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- 3 'A Lonely and Quixotic Battle': A Short History of Agitation Against Compulsory Voting in Australia -- Introduction -- Early and Isolated Voices of Opposition -- A Blight on the Party System -- The Seeds of Mobilisation -- A Concerted but Chequered Push, 1988-2005 -- Opposition Peters Out -- An Unassailable Institution? -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- 4 Assessing Objections to Compulsory Voting in Australia -- Introduction -- Compulsory Voting and Individual Liberty -- Compulsory Voting as Unnecessary -- Compulsory Voting as Anti-democratic -- Compulsory Voting and the Right Not to Vote -- Compulsory Voting and Political Parties -- Disengaged Voters -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- 5 Public Opinion and Compulsory Voting in Australia -- Introduction -- Long-Term Support for Compulsory Voting -- Who Needs Help to the Polls? -- Electoral Effects of Compulsory Voting -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- 6 Non-participation in Australian National Elections: Fault-Lines in the Compulsory Voting Consensus -- Introduction -- Enrolment and Voting in Australia: Rules, Structures and Trends -- From Enrolment to Turn-Out: The Fault-Lines Confirmed -- Inner Urban Absenteeism: A Case of Absent Youth? -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- 7 Becoming an Informed Voter: Compulsory Voting and Developing Political Knowledge in Australia -- Introduction -- Political Literacy in Australia and Abroad -- What Do Australian Voters Need to Know About Politics? -- Political System -- Electoral System -- Political Parties and Political Representatives -- Political Issues and Policies -- Sources of Political Information.
Parents -- Schools -- Media -- Political Parties -- Electoral Commissions -- Barriers to Political Knowledge -- Disinterest -- Education -- Disinformation -- Moving Forward -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- 8 'Choice of the Manner in Which Thou Wilt Die': The Australian Courts on Compulsory Voting -- Introduction -- Electoral Compulsion in Australia: A Potted Legal History -- The Courts on Compulsion -- The High Court on the Constitutionality and Defensibility of Compulsion -- Compulsion Trumps Implied Freedoms -- 'Valid and Sufficient' Excuses for not Voting -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- 9 Compulsory Voting: Activating the Demos and Enhancing Procedural Democracy in Australia -- Introduction -- Legitimacy in a Procedural Democracy -- Compulsory Voting and Full Participation -- Is Opportunity to Vote Enough? -- The User-Friendly Democracy -- The Trusted Democracy -- Compulsory Voting and Attentive Publics -- How Compulsory Voting Makes Governments More Representative -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- 10 Public Reason, Compulsory Voting and Australian Democracy -- Introduction -- Public Reason and the Protection of Rights and Liberties in Australia -- Public Reason and Compulsory Voting in Australia -- The Demographic/Representativeness Argument -- The Procedural/Coordination Argument -- The Fairness Argument -- Compulsory Voting and the Structure of Public Reason -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- 11 More Representation, Less Radicalism: How Compulsory Voting Was Defended in Europe -- Introduction -- From Voting Duty to 'Enlightened' Universal Suffrage -- More Representation -- Less Radicalism -- Parallels to Australian and Contemporary Debates -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- 12 Compulsory Voting: The View from Canada and the United States -- Introduction -- Deliberations Over Compulsory Voting in Canada and the US. Could Compulsory Voting Be Adopted in Canada or the US? -- Would Compulsory Voting Be Constitutional? -- Compulsory Voting and Federalism -- Public Support for Compulsory Voting -- Potential Consequences of Compulsory Voting in Canada and the US -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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Full participation [[electronic resource] ] : a comparative study of compulsory voting / / Sarah Birch |
Autore | Birch Sarah <1963-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | 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. |
ISBN |
1-78170-187-3
1-84779-270-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465617303321 |
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Manchester ; ; New York, : Manchester University Press, c2008 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Full participation [[electronic resource] ] : a comparative study of compulsory voting / / Sarah Birch |
Autore | Birch Sarah <1963-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | 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 |
ISBN |
1-84779-718-0
1-78170-187-3 1-84779-270-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791917703321 |
Birch Sarah <1963->
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Manchester ; ; New York, : Manchester University Press, c2008 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Full participation : a comparative study of compulsory voting / / Sarah Birch |
Autore | Birch Sarah <1963-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | 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 |
ISBN |
1-84779-718-0
1-78170-187-3 1-84779-270-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910827653903321 |
Birch Sarah <1963->
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Manchester ; ; New York, : Manchester University Press, c2008 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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