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A Century of Compulsory Voting in AustraliaBecoming an Informed Voter: Compulsory Voting and Developing Political Knowledge in Australia

A Century of Compulsory Voting in Australia: Becoming an Informed Voter: Compulsory Voting and... [This chapter offers a critical perspective on one of the oldest and most consistent claims made for compulsory voting in Australia, namely that it would encourage greater citizen engagement with, and understanding of, the political system. The chapter focuses on the development of political knowledge and skills of young citizens and how they become equipped to vote in elections once they turn 18. It first provides an international overview of political knowledge before analysing the types of political knowledge Australians require in order to make informed political choices. It subsequently considers how young people might access this knowledge, and examines potential barriers to people’s ability to become informed. It finally offers a critical discussion of current challenges and considers potential ways of improving the political knowledge of Australia’s youngest voters.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Century of Compulsory Voting in AustraliaBecoming an Informed Voter: Compulsory Voting and Developing Political Knowledge in Australia

Part of the Elections, Voting, Technology Book Series
Editors: Bonotti, Matteo; Strangio, Paul
Ghazarian, Zareh; Laughland-Booÿ, Jacqueline
A Century of Compulsory Voting in Australia — Mar 14, 2021
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Publisher
Springer Singapore
Copyright
© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
ISBN
978-981-33-4024-4
Pages
119 –140
DOI
10.1007/978-981-33-4025-1_7
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Abstract

[This chapter offers a critical perspective on one of the oldest and most consistent claims made for compulsory voting in Australia, namely that it would encourage greater citizen engagement with, and understanding of, the political system. The chapter focuses on the development of political knowledge and skills of young citizens and how they become equipped to vote in elections once they turn 18. It first provides an international overview of political knowledge before analysing the types of political knowledge Australians require in order to make informed political choices. It subsequently considers how young people might access this knowledge, and examines potential barriers to people’s ability to become informed. It finally offers a critical discussion of current challenges and considers potential ways of improving the political knowledge of Australia’s youngest voters.]

Published: Mar 14, 2021

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