The Frontiers of Democracy offers a comprehensive examination of restrictionson 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. INDICE: Introduction: Universal Suffrage on Trial - Democracy and Inclusion - Alienated from the Vote: The Case of Non-Citizens - Too Young to Vote? Children's Suffrage - Jailhouse Vote? Felon Disenfranchisement and Democractic Inclusion - Disability, Dependence and Democracy - The Vote of Unborn Generations - Conclusions: Reasonable Inclusion and Exclusion
- ISBN: 978-0-230-21963-2
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 240
- Fecha Publicación: 20/08/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés