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The Politics of Democratic Representation: Enfranchisement and Participation Revisited

The Politics of Democratic Representation: Enfranchisement and Participation Revisited

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PhilosophyGeneral LawGeneral Political Science

ISBN10: 1041043201
ISBN13: 9781041043201
Publisher: Routledge
Published: May 16 2025
Pages: 146
Weight: 0.87
Height: 0.44 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

The book discusses boundaries of electoral inclusion and mechanisms of electoral representation in contemporary democracies.

While the ancient Athenians took the idea of rule by the people to require direct popular participation in public decision-making and the appointment of officials by lottery mechanisms, democracy is nowadays interpreted electorally. We partake in government mostly by electing the legislative, and sometimes executive, officials who in turn make the substantive decisions. Yet, who we is and how electoral representation should function remains hotly contested. Controversies abound about the proper configuration of the demos - the body of persons who are enfranchised - the ways it is to exercise electoral choice and agency. This book takes up several carefully selected questions from these theoretical and political debates. Looking at the (dis)enfranchisement of children, cognitively disabled persons, and refugees, and discussing the forms of representation that might be afforded to external voters, future generations, and non-citizens, the contributions develop innovative arguments applying the basic principles of electoral democracy to the complexities of specific, real-world cases. Doing so, the contributions offer timely, yet unorthodox, perspectives on the theory and practice of electoral democracy.

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