The Median Man and the Identification Imaginary Lessons from the Compulsory Voting Debate

• In Event: Civic Identity, Citizenship, and Political Participation

Brief Overview

Using Australia’s staggered adoption of compulsory voting, we show that the reform boosted turnout among rural women relative to other groups, reducing left support. The study reframes classic theories by de-centering men in electoral analysis.

Authors

• Alice Calder, Dartmouth College

• Dawn Langan Teele, Johns Hopkins University