Comparing Two Ideals of Voting Behavior: Satisfying One’s Own Interests vs Protecting Democracy

• In Event: Democracy and Voting Behavior

Brief Overview

We compare two ideals of voting: voting to satisfy one’s own interests versus voting to uphold core democratic procedures and institutions. We argue that the two are direct competitors, and that protecting democracy is the primary duty of voters.

Authors

• Benjamin Miller, University of Illinois

• Hyeonseo Cho, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

• Eylul Begum Saglam, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign