The Frontiers of Democracy [electronic resource] : The Right to Vote and its Limits /
Beckman, L.author.
The Frontiers of Democracy offers a comprehensive examination of restrictions on the vote in democracies today. For the first time, the reasons for excluding people (prisoners, children, intellectually disabled, non-citizens) from the suffrage in contemporary societies is critically examined from the point of view of democratic theory.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction: Universal Suffrage on Trial; 2 Democracy and Inclusion; 3 Alienated From the Vote: The Case of Non-Citizens; 4 Too Young to Vote? Children's Suffrage; 5 Jailhouse Vote? Felon Disenfranchisement and Democratic Inclusion; 6 Disability, Dependence and Democracy; 7 The Vote of Unborn Generations; 8 Conclusion: Reasonable Inclusion and Exclusion; Notes; References; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Frontiers of Democracy offers a comprehensive examination of restrictions on the vote in democracies today. For the first time, the reasons for excluding people (prisoners, children, intellectually disabled, non-citizens) from the suffrage in contemporary societies is critically examined from the point of view of democratic theory.
Political theory.
Political philosophy.
Political science.
Democracy.
Elections.
Comparative politics.
Political Theory.
Political Philosophy.
Political Science.
Democracy.
Electoral Politics.
Comparative Politics.