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Citizenship and the Franchise

Name: Citizenship and the Franchise
Creator: SHAW, Jo
Keywords: citizenship, electoral rights, democracy, voting rights, franchise, referendums, demos, suffrage, elections, 16. Peace & justice

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Part of book or chapter of book , Other literature type 03 Aug 2017 Italy, United Kingdom English Publisher:Oxford University Press (OUP)

Authors: SHAW, Jo;

doi: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198805854.013.13

handle: 20.500.11820/30b54b3a-7b5e-410f-afeb-7b3f3bf9a6be , 1814/49787

Citizenship and the Franchise

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Abstract

The struggle for universal suffrage has been a paradigmatic political struggle in the modern state, as people have striven to achieve full and equal citizenship. This chapter examines - from a conceptual, legal and historical perspective - the ‘selection’ of voters as one of the core hallmarks of citizenship in modern democracies. It explores the ways in which the ideas and practices of citizenship intersect with the right to vote, allowing us to probe the contribution of citizenship as a legal status underpinning the definition of the franchise to democratic self-government as a political ideal.

Countries

Italy, United Kingdom

Related Organizations

University of Edinburgh
United Kingdom
European University Institute
Italy

Keywords

citizenship, electoral rights, democracy, voting rights, franchise, referendums, demos, suffrage, elections

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