When the Vote is Not the Only Factor : (Re)thinking Electoral Corruption in Nineteenth-Century Europe from the Electors' Perspective
Luján Feliu, Oriol (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. SGR - Grup de Recerca en Estudis Polítics, les Identitats, les Institucions i la Corrupció

Data:	2023
Descripció:	21 pàg.
Resum:	Practices labelled as corrupt in nineteenth-century European elections are generally conceived either as a form of domination where the candidates and their agents use exclusive resources for personal gain or a means of transaction between candidates and voters, on the assumption that candidates deploy corrupt practices in order to persuade voters. Consequently, electoral corruption in the nineteenth century is considered a tool that limits the participation of enfranchised citizens, whose conception of corruption is largely uncultivated. This study challenges this notion and demonstrates how corrupt practices by electors in societies where freedom was not guaranteed, did not restrain but instead extended the possibilities of political participation. The novelty of this study is based on integrating research focused on politicization beyond the elite and the new history of corruption, using Great Britain, France, and Spain as case studies. This integrated process found that corruption was used by electors to overturn unfavorable results, thus providing a platform for participation beyond voting.
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Llengua:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió acceptada per publicar
Matèria:	Political corruption ; 19th century history ; European history ; Electoral studies ; France ; Great Britain ; Spain ; Electoral corruption ; Electors ; Nineteenth century
Publicat a:	European History Quarterly, Vol. 53 Núm. 4 (2023) , p. 620-640, ISSN 1461-7110

DOI: 10.1177/02656914231199950

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