Peaceful and Violent Origins of Voting Rights
A Political Economy Analysis of the Great Reform Act of 1832
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP USA
- Date of Publication 17 June 2025
- ISBN 9780197679715
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages248 pages
- Size 226x152x22 mm
- Weight 499 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 16 b/w figures; 33 tables 700
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Short description:
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. 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. By viewing democratic reform as a process rather than as a single event, the book presents new insights into the underlying forces of democratisation processes.
MoreLong description:
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.
At a time when democratic institutions are in danger all around the world, it is more essential to understand how these institutions emerged and evolved. This excellent book provides an invaluable perspective on this question by presenting a comprehensive study of the process of democratization around the Great Reform Act of 1832 in Britain. It convincingly shows how the threat of revolution and social unrest were the key driving forces but also that at critical points the process needed help from elites that were willing to accommodate demands and seek compromise. This is a must-read for all interested in the origins of democracy and those concerned about the state of politics today.
Table of Contents:
List of Figures
List of Tables
Main ideas
Introduction and overview
Democratisation and franchise extension: the literature
Part II Historical background
Reform politics before 1830
From the Unreformed Parliament to the Great Reform Act
Part III A micro-political analysis of the Great Reform Act
The cliffhanger: the vote in the Commons on 22 March 1831
A referendum on reform: the 1831 General Election
The battle with the lords: voting on reform in the House of Lords
Conclusion
Historical printed sources
Newspapers
A note on the book cover
Bibliography
Index
