Ben Raderstorf

  • United States

Ben Raderstorf was a non-resident fellow and program associate with the Peter D. Bell Rule of Law Program at the Inter-American Dialogue. Previously he worked on Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign. He is a graduate of the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California Berkeley and Harvard University. His writing focuses on politics, the rule of law, and political representation, including issues of campaign finance, electoral institutions, corruption, freedom of expression, disinformation, and democratic norms. Raderstorf has been published in The New York Times, Foreign Affairs, Slate, World Politics Review, and the New York Daily News and is a regular contributor to the Dialogue’s Voces blog.

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Latin American Economic Outlook 2018: Rethinking Institutions for Development

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Press Mentions

Although compulsory voting increases voter turnout, it also raises questions on democratic freedom. There is a certain discomfort on the obligatory part of it. It’s the worrying idea that you can fine someone for not participating in the democratic process, it feels regressive, a tax on people with fewer resources, or less ability to engage.

Ben Raderstorf

Submitting a blank or spoiled vote is an indicator in and of itself, especially in polarizing elections. Not voting at all doesn’t capture that in the same way – it’s easy to dismiss not voting as apathy, whereas [a blank or spoiled vote] is a clear sign of voter discontent against the system.

Ben Raderstorf

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