Consent, Dissent, and Patriotism [Paperback]

This book explains why citizens sometimes comply with and sometimes disobey the demands of democratic governments.This book explains why citizens sometimes comply with and sometimes disobey the demands of democratic governments. It argues that citizens are more likely to comply and even give active consent when they perceive government as procedurally fair in both decisionmaking and implementation processes and when they believe other citizens are also doing their share. The author develops her argument by exploring over two hundred years of military service policies in six democratics countries.This book explains why citizens sometimes comply with and sometimes disobey the demands of democratic governments. It argues that citizens are more likely to comply and even give active consent when they perceive government as procedurally fair in both decisionmaking and implementation processes and when they believe other citizens are also doing their share. The author develops her argument by exploring over two hundred years of military service policies in six democratics countries.This book explains why citizens sometimes comply with and sometimes disobey the demands of democratic governments. It argues that citizens are more likely to comply and even give active consent when they perceive government as procedurally fair in both decisionmaking and implementation processes and when they believe other citizens are also doing their share. The author develops her argument by exploring over two hundred years of military service policies in six democratic countries.Series editors' preface; Acknowledgements; 1. History as politics; 2. The contingencies of consent; 3. Gone for a soldier; 4. The price of citizenship; 5. The institution of conscription; 6. Giving and refusing consent: citizen response in the Canadian conscription crises; 7. A weapon against war: conscientious objection in the United States, Australia and France; 8. The democratization of compliance; BibliogralsI