Essays about: "calculus of voting"

Found 2 essays containing the words calculus of voting.

1. 1. CHOOSING POLICY OVER VALENCE - A conjoint experiment on vote choice

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Josefine Magnusson; [2021-02-12]
   Keywords : vote choice; trade-offs; valence politics; spatial politics; conjoint experiment;

   Abstract : In a representative democracy elections constitute the main channel for individuals to express their will. In each election voters are typically asked to make a single choice on the basis of multiple political preferences. The nature of this process entails that some voters need to choose between preferences. READ MORE

3. 2. 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