{"product_id":"should-secret-voting-be-mandatory-hardback-9781509538157","title":"Should Secret Voting Be Mandatory? (Hardback) 9781509538157","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eShould Secret Voting Be Mandatory?\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJames Johnson (Author), Susan Orr (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509538157, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 25 September 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e140 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 13.8 x 1.6 cm, 0.227 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“For elections free from ‘domination,’ Johnson and Orr offer this simple recipe: mandatory voting plus mandatory secret voting. A carefully argued, historicized, and empirically informed defense of two highly effective mechanisms for democratic robustness, this is a must for all students of politics.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLisa Hill, University of Adelaide\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e“A wonderful short book: provocative, informative, pertinent, and accessible.”  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnnabelle Lever, Sciences Po\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe secrecy of the ballot, a crucial basic element of representative democracy, is under threat. Attempts to make voting more convenient in the face of declining turnout – and the rise of the “ballot selfie” – are making it harder to guarantee secrecy. \u003cp\u003eLeading scholars James Johnson and Susan Orr go back to basics to analyze the fundamental issues surrounding the secret ballot, showing how secrecy works to protect voters from coercion and bribery. They argue, however, that this protection was always incomplete: faced with effective ballot secrecy, powerful actors turned to manipulating turnout – buying presence or absence at the polls – to obtain their electoral goals. The authors proceed to show how making both voting and voting in secret mandatory would foreclose both undue influence and turnout manipulation. This would enhance freedom for voters by liberating them from coercion or bribery in their choice of both whether and how to vote.\u003c\/p\u003e This thought-provoking and insightful text will be invaluable for students and scholars of democratic theory, elections and voting, and political behavior.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Clash of Inclusion and Integrity? 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 A Precarious Institution Under Siege 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Non-Domination in Elections Requires Mandatory Voting Too 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 114\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52441801031960,"sku":"9781509538157","price":37.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509538157.jpg?v=1785026108","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/should-secret-voting-be-mandatory-hardback-9781509538157","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}