1st Edition
The History of Compulsory Voting in Europe Democracy's Duty?
Selected Contents: Introduction: Historicising Compulsory Voting Part 1: Ideas and Practices, Past and Present 1. Compulsory Voting and Contemporary Democratic Theory 2. From Ancient Greece to the French Revolution Part 2: Parliamentary arguments and constitutional reforms 3. France 1848–1946: The conservative legacy of compulsory voting 4. France 1848–1946: The moderate republican reading of compulsory voting 5. Democracy under control: Compulsory voting in twentieth-century Greece Conclusions. Index
Biography
Anthoula Malkopoulou is a Research Fellow in Political Science at the University of Uppsala, Sweden.
"The History of Compulsory Voting in Europe is a masterful analysis of the way in which arguments about compulsory voting have been woven through the centuries-long debates over inclusion and exclusion, rights and duties, moderation and extremism. In an era when left and right alike have been colonised by libertarian perspectives, this book provides a salutary reassessment of a key instrument of inclusive democracy." —Sarah Birch, University of Glasgow
"Compulsory voting has a long and noble provenance that stretches back to antiquity; yet, until now, there has been no systematic treatment of its use over time and place. With expertise in both political theory and history of political thought, Anthoula Malkopoulou gives us the first critical history of compulsory voting as both an idea and a practice. It is a fascinating study that is detailed, sensitive to political context and theoretically rich as well." —Professor Lisa Hill, The University of Adelaide
