Compulsory Turnout
A Compelling (and Contingent) Case
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6352930 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dean Machin |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 100-106 |
| Publication date | 2011-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-3268 • E-ISSN: 1467-9256 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-9256.2011.01408.x |
| OpenAlex | W2124944847 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 6 |
Politics has published a variety of articles recently on compulsory voting including Saunders' argument against it. This article argues against Saunders and makes some general claims. I show that there is a democratic values-based case for voter compulsion and that the case for compulsory turnout is not ‘parasitic’ on the case for compulsory voting as has been alleged. In making my argument I show that there is no general case for (or against) political compulsion. Instead, arguments must be predicated on the particular characteristics of different political systems
Argument (complex analysis · Democracy · Economics · Law and economics · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Sociology · Turnout · Variety (cybernetics · Voting · Computer Science · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Political Philosophy and Ethics · Populism, Right-Wing Movements
| Citations per year | 0.29 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2012 - 2021 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |