Better Democracy Through Poll Taxes?: Citizenship, Demandingness, and the Paradox of Empowerment

• In Event: Constitutionalism in Context

Brief Overview

Theorists emphasize participation that is too costly for marginalized citizens, leading to a paradox of empowerment. Avoiding it requires the demands of citizenship to be modest, e.g. by emphasizing electoral participation & institutions.

Author

• Kevin Elliott, Murray State University