Full Participation: A Comparative Study of Compulsory Voting

by Sarah Birch

Book Overview

Full Participation is the first booklength study of compulsory voting to be published in the English language. About a quarter of all democracies legally compel their citizens to vote. Many commentators and policymakers in voluntary voting nations see mandatory attendance at the polls as an attractive option to combat declining turnout. Yet we know relatively little about this practice beyond its effects on rates of electoral participation.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9280811665
• ISBN13: 9789280811667
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: United Nations University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"