Essay on the Ballot
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Essay on the Ballot is a political treatise by philosopher and economist James Mill that argues for the use of secret voting as a means to protect voters’ independence and promote representative government.
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| instanceOf |
essay
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political treatise → |
| aim |
to improve the quality of representation in government
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to promote independent judgment by voters → to protect voters from coercion → |
| author |
James Mill
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| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
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| fieldOfWork |
political economy
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political philosophy → political science → |
| genre |
political economy
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political philosophy → political theory → |
| hasAuthorCitizenship |
Scottish
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| hasAuthorOccupation |
economist
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philosopher → |
| influencedBy |
utilitarian political thought
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| language |
English
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| mainTopic |
electoral reform
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representative government → secret ballot → |
| philosophicalTradition |
utilitarianism
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| politicalPosition |
pro-democracy
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pro-electoral reform → |
| positionHeldInWork |
advocacy of secret voting
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critique of open voting → defense of voter independence → support for representative democracy → |
| relatedConcept |
democratic participation
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electoral corruption → parliamentary reform → political representation → voter intimidation → |
| relatedWork |
James Mill
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James Mill
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