Signaling in a democracy: voting, lobbying, and other techniques

Joining and participating in an interest organization has become the main alternative to voting as a method of signaling policy preferences to government.

Two weeks after the fourth federal general election in seven years is a good time to consider the role of signaling in a democracy. Voting is just one of the ways citizens participate in the conversation that is an important part of democracy.

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