Peaceful and Violent Origins of Voting Rights
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Peaceful and Violent Origins of Voting Rights: A Political Economy Analysis of the Great Reform Act of 1832

Peaceful and Violent Origins of Voting Rights: A Political Economy Analysis of the Great Reform Act of 1832

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The Great Reform Act of 1832 was a pivotal moment in British political development that opened the door of democratic reform, entailing a slow and gradual journey to universal suffrage, secret ballot, and competitive elections. But it could have failed. In Peaceful and Violent Origins of Voting Rights, Toke S. Aidt and Raphaël Franck articulate a new process-based perspective on the study of democratization through a detailed analysis of the Great Reform Act of 1832. Instead of using the historical narrative to provide evidence of a particular theory, the authors use microdata generated by the reform to test competing theories. Aidt and Franck apply their approach to the Reform Bill through econometric analyses that draw on rich micro-political data to show why the reform succeeded despite significant opposition at three different stages: in both the House of Commons and the House of Lords, as well as winning popular support in a general election. While fears of revolution were critical in generating popular support for the Reform Bill in the 1831 General Election, they argue that it was mainly extra-parliamentary agitation from reform societies that helped the bill obtain its one-vote majority in the House of Commons. By viewing democratic reform as a process rather than as a single event, the authors provide more nuanced answers to what caused the West to extend the franchise. Further, the book presents new insights into the underlying forces of democratisation processes.

Table of Contents:
List of Figures List of Tables Main ideas 1: Introduction and overview 2: Democratisation and franchise extension: the literature Part II Historical background 3: Reform politics before 1830 4: From the Unreformed Parliament to the Great Reform Act Part III A micro-political analysis of the Great Reform Act 5: The cliffhanger: the vote in the Commons on 22 March 1831 6: A referendum on reform: the 1831 General Election 7: The battle with the lords: voting on reform in the House of Lords 8: Conclusion Historical printed sources Newspapers A note on the book cover Bibliography Index


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780197679715
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
  • Height: 235 mm
  • No of Pages: 248
  • Sub Title: A Political Economy Analysis of the Great Reform Act of 1832
  • ISBN-10: 0197679714
  • Publisher Date: 17 Jun 2025
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Width: 156 mm


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