Essays about: "Electoral turnout"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 essays containing the words Electoral turnout.

  1. 1. THE IMPLICATION OF POLITICAL KNOWLEDGE ON AGGREGATE ELECTION RESULTS

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Ylva Larsson; [2022-10-03]
    Keywords : Political Knowledge; Political Information; Voting; European Parliament Elections; Swedish parliamentary elections; First- and second order elections; Sweden; 2009; 2010; 2014;

    Abstract : Political knowledge is a key concept in research on democracy, elections, and political behavior.1 While several studies that examine political knowledge’s effects on the aggregate election results have been conducted, none of them compare knowledge effects across types of elections. READ MORE

  3. 2. FROM SWEDEN, 12 POINTS AND 55.27 % TURNOUT TO THE EU. Attitudes towards the European Union and the electoral turnout in the Swedish elections for the European parliament 2019

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Albert Ström; [2022-07-26]
    Keywords : Electoral turnout; European parliament elections; voting behaviour; attitudes among citizens’; European Union;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates if attitudes and extreme attitudes towards the European Union and on the left–right ideology scale affect the electoral turnout in the European parliament elections among Swedish citizens. Previous research lifts the importance of citizens' perceptions and attitudes towards the EU as one explanation of many for the low turnout in these elections. READ MORE

  4. 3. "Do we care more when we think differently?" - On the relationship between Ideological Polarisation and Voter Turnout

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Gerrit Krönert; [2022]
    Keywords : Ideological polarisation; voter turnout; multiparty systems; Europe; electoral competition.; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Polarisation is a hotly discussed and eagerly researched topic these days. This research specifically examines the effects of one type of polarisation: Ideological Polarisation on voter turnout. READ MORE

  5. 4. Context Sensitive Civic Duty : An Experimental Study of how Corruption Affects both a Duty to Vote and a Duty to Abstain

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Simon Engström; [2021]
    Keywords : electoral turnout; voting; abstention; civic duty; civic duty to vote; civic duty to abstain; expressive voting; expressive non-voting; expressive abstention; rational choice; public choice; calculus of voting; utility maximization; rationality; Kant; kantianism;

    Abstract : In this thesis I explore a novel context sensitive conceptualisation of civic duty according to which the conduct (or misconduct) of elected officials affects whether eligible voters feel either a duty to vote (DTV) or a duty to abstain (DTA). Specifically, I argue that under conditions of corruption the norm of electoral accountability may override peoples’ sense of DTV in which case they instead feel a DTA. READ MORE

  6. 5. PROMOTING ELECTORAL TURNOUT THROUGH VOTING ADVICE APPLICATIONS? A comparative approach between the Swedish parliamentary election 2018 and the European Parliament election 2019

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Kajsa Evertsson; [2020-11-25]
    Keywords : Voting Advice Applications; VAAs; elections; Sweden; European Union; European Parliament; European Parliament elections; Swedish parliamentary elections; first-order elections; second-order elections; voting behaviour; electoral turnout; second-order election theory; rational choice theory; election campaigns; campaign efforts;

    Abstract : As the only directly elected institution within the European Union (EU), the European Parliament (EP) elections aim to function as the clear link between the citizens and the EU. However, the EP elections are characterized by low turnout and lack of interest compared to national elections. READ MORE