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Why Liberals Can Favour Compulsory Attendance
Article first published online: 4 SEP 2009
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9256.2009.01358.x
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Engelen, B. (2009), Why Liberals Can Favour Compulsory Attendance. Politics, 29: 218–222. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9256.2009.01358.x
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- Issue published online: 4 SEP 2009
- Article first published online: 4 SEP 2009
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It has been argued that compulsory voting conflicts with a number of liberal commitments, such as free thought, free speech and privacy. This article aims to show that compulsory voting, which is actually a misnomer for compulsory attendance, can in fact be defended on a liberal basis. If understood correctly, compulsory attendance laws and liberalism fit quite easily together.