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Tasting democracy. A targeted approach to compulsory voting

Tasting democracy. A targeted approach to compulsory voting
Tasting democracy. A targeted approach to compulsory voting
Those concerned by low electoral turnouts have considered various solutions, including compulsory voting. Arguing that our first concern should be to ensure that everyone has a genuine opportunity to vote, Ben Saunders presents a scheme of targeted coercion focused on giving first-time voters a taste of their democratic rights.
1744-5396
147-151
Saunders, Ben
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Saunders, Ben
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Saunders, Ben (2010) Tasting democracy. A targeted approach to compulsory voting. Public Policy Research, 17 (3), 147-151. (doi:10.1111/j.1744-540X.2010.00621.x).

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Those concerned by low electoral turnouts have considered various solutions, including compulsory voting. Arguing that our first concern should be to ensure that everyone has a genuine opportunity to vote, Ben Saunders presents a scheme of targeted coercion focused on giving first-time voters a taste of their democratic rights.

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Published date: 10 November 2010
Organisations: Faculty of Social, Human and Mathematical Sciences

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Local EPrints ID: 370352
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/370352
ISSN: 1744-5396
PURE UUID: 3d016584-2e8c-43d3-82b1-9e5863be3236
ORCID for Ben Saunders: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-5147-6397

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Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:50

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