The impetus for writing this book can be traced to a council block in the inner-London
borough of Hackney. Hackney is one of the most deprived local authorities in the UK, and …

Abstract Between 1862 and 1998, 20 democracies adopted compulsory voting laws, the
majority in Western Europe and Latin America. Although there is a broad literature on the …

This dissertation investigates the relationship between compulsory voting (CV) and the
quality of the political representation process. I discuss the notion of quality regarding …

Low turnout is a growing concern among the industrial democracies. Compulsory voting has
achieved very high turnouts in several countries, but it has been mostly neglected as a …

This dissertation investigates the question: what do we want from our democratic institutions
and how should we design them to get it? I argue that we want our democratic institutions to …

의무투표제가 투표율 저하문제를 가장 효과적으로 해소할 수 있는 방법임에도 불구하고 한국은
의무투표제를 채택하고 있지 않다. 이 글은 왜 어떤 나라는 어떻게 의무투표제를 채택하는지 그 …

Kryzys demokracji wynikający z coraz mniejszego zainteresowania obywateli sprawami
społeczno-politycznymi stanowi wyzwanie dla państw, w których funkcjonuje model …

Located in the Eastern Mediterranean, at the crossroads of Europe, Africa, and Asia, Cyprus
occupies an important geographical, geopolitical and geostrategic position. It represents the …

Previous comparative research into the determinants of voting using aggregate data has
suffered from two limitations: it relied predominantly on country-level data; and it seldom …

Civil Society Participation & Volunteerism: A Geographical Analysis. A Comparative Case
Study of Limerick City & North Tipperary Active citizenship is expressed through participation …