Electoral democracy: Australian prospects

This is a book on electoral regulation. On one level, it deals with this topic in the manner it is commonly perceived: electoral regulation is dissected according to its technical and intricate details. On another level—and this is the central thrust of the collection—these details are viewed against three key democratic principles of integrity in government, equality and fairness and liberty and freedom. A crucial premise informing the conception and content of the book is that electoral regulation, bristling as it is with technicalities and minutiae, cannot be fully grasped without being firmly grounded in these principles. Another premise, and one that is highlighted by each chapter, is that these principles do not yield straightforward answers or conclusions. Complexity abounds with tensions between these principles, differing conceptions of these principles and application of these principles varying according to contexts