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Author : John D. Huber
Release : 2017-05-02
Genre : Political Science
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Book Rating : 948/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Exclusion by Elections by : John D. Huber
Download or read book Exclusion by Elections written by John D. Huber. This book was released on 2017-05-02. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book proposes a new theory of identity politics in elections, explaining why it is difficult for democracies to address rising inequality.
Author : John D. Huber
Release : 2017-05-02
Genre : Political Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 777/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Exclusion by Elections by : John D. Huber
Download or read book Exclusion by Elections written by John D. Huber. This book was released on 2017-05-02. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exclusion by Elections develops a theory about the circumstances under which 'class identities' as opposed to 'ethnic identities' become salient in democratic politics, and links this theory to issues of inequality and the propensity of governments to address it. The book argues that in societies with even modest levels of ethnic diversity, inequality invites ethnic politics, and ethnic politics results in less redistribution than class politics. Thus, contrary to existing workhorse models in social science, where democracies are expected to respond to inequality by increasing redistribution, the argument here is that inequality interacts with ethnic diversity to discourage redistribution. As a result, inequality often becomes reinforced by inequality itself. The author explores the argument empirically by examining cross-national patterns of voting behaviour, redistribution and democratic transitions, and he discusses the argument's implications for identifying strategies that can be used to address rising inequality in the world today.
Author : Claudio López-Guerra
Release : 2014
Genre : Political Science
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Book Rating : 786/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Democracy and Disenfranchisement by : Claudio López-Guerra
Download or read book Democracy and Disenfranchisement written by Claudio López-Guerra. This book was released on 2014. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The denial of voting rights to certain types of persons continues to be a moral problem of practical significance. The disenfranchisement of persons with mental impairments, minors, noncitizen residents, nonresident citizens, and criminal offenders is a matter of controversy in many countries. How should we think morally about electoral exclusions? What should we conclude about these particular cases? This book proposes a set of principles, called the Critical Suffrage Doctrine, that defies conventional beliefs on the legitimate denial of the franchise. According to the Critical Suffrage Doctrine, in some realistic circumstances it is morally acceptable to adopt an alternative to universal suffrage that would exclude the vast majority of sane adults for being largely uninformed. Thus, contrary to what most people believe, current controversies on the franchise are not about exploring the limits of a basic moral right. Regarding such controversies, the Critical Suffrage Doctrine establishes that, in polities with universal suffrage, the blanket disenfranchisement of minors and the mentally impaired cannot be justified; that noncitizen residents should be allowed to vote; that excluding nonresident citizens is permissible; and that criminal offenders should not be disenfranchised-although facilitating voting from prison is not required in all contexts. Political theorists have rarely submitted the franchise to serious scrutiny. Hence this study makes a contribution to a largely neglected and important subject.
Author : Jenny Hedström
Release : 2013
Genre : Minorities
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Book Rating : 961/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Overcoming Political Exclusion by : Jenny Hedström
Download or read book Overcoming Political Exclusion written by Jenny Hedström. This book was released on 2013. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Overcoming Political Exclusion identifies hurdles preventing marginalized people from taking an active part in customary and democratic decision-making. The publication describes how marginalized groups—including people from religious, ethnic, and linguistic minorities; people facing caste-based discrimination; people with disabilities; young peop≤ indigenous peoples; people from remote geographical locations; and people discriminated against on the basis of their sexual orientation—have worked to overcome barriers to their participation in governance. Based on a 38 case studies written by activists from different parts of the world, the study identifies strategies that reflect how marginalized people have managed the transition from political exclusion to inclusion both in customary and democratic politics.
Author : Brian Paul Klaas
Release : 2015
Genre : Coups d'état
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Book Synopsis Bullets Over Ballots by : Brian Paul Klaas
Download or read book Bullets Over Ballots written by Brian Paul Klaas. This book was released on 2015. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
