Voter Turnout and the Dynamics of Electoral Competition in Established Democracies since 1945 (Hardcover)

Voting is a habit. People learn the habit of voting, or not, based on experience in their first few elections. Elections that do not stimulate high turnout among young adults leave a 'footprint' of low turnout in the age structure of the electorate as many individuals who were new at those elections fail to vote at subsequent elections. Elections that stimulate high turnout leave a high turnout footprint. So a country's turnout history provides a baseline for current turnout that is largely set, except for young adults. This baseline shifts as older generations leave the electorate and as changes in political and institutional circumstances affect the turnout of new generations. Among the changes that have affected turnout in recent years, the lowering of the voting age in most established democracies has been particularly important in creating a low turnout footprint that has grown with each election.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	April 2004
First published:	2004
Authors:	Mark N. Franklin
As told to:	Cees van der Eijk • Diana Evans • Michael Fotos • Wolfgang Hirczy de Mino • Michael Marsh • Bernard Wessels
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	294
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-83364-6
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Political economy Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Elections & referenda
LSN:	0-521-83364-7
Barcode:	9780521833646

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