February 2013

Quarterly Journal of Political Science (QJPS) | February 25, 2013

Electoral and Policy Consequences of Voter Turnout: Evidence from Compulsory Voting in Australia

AbstractDespite extensive research on voting, there is little evidence connecting turnout to tangible outcomes. Would election results and public policy be different if everyone voted? The adoption of compulsory voting…

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Quarterly Journal of Political Science (QJPS) | February 25, 2013

Regularizing Rioting: Permitting Public Protest in an Authoritarian Regime

AbstractLacking the informative feedback provided by competitive elections, an unfettered press and an active civil society, authoritarian regimes can find it difficult to identify which social groups have become dangerously…

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