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Citizen convicts : Prisoners, politics and the vote /

Prisoner enfranchisement remains one of the few contested electoral issues in 21st-century democracies. It is at the intersection of punishment and representative government. Many jurisdictions remain divided on whether or not prisoners should be allowed access to the franchise. This book investigat...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Behan, Cormac (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Manchester University Press, [2014]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Prisoner enfranchisement remains one of the few contested electoral issues in 21st-century democracies. It is at the intersection of punishment and representative government. Many jurisdictions remain divided on whether or not prisoners should be allowed access to the franchise. This book investigates the experience of prisoner enfranchisement in the Republic of Ireland.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (240 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9781526101723