Meta-analysis : why do citizens vote (or abstain) in national elections? /

Over 100 different explanatory factors have been linked to an individual's decision to vote or abstain: ranging from individual characteristics like education, age and political interest, to socialization by friends and parents, to characteristics of the election-like political competition, and...

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Main Authors: Ham, Carolien van, 1980- (Author), Smets, Kaat (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Los Angeles, California] : SAGE, 2014.
Series:SAGE research methods. Cases.
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Summary:Over 100 different explanatory factors have been linked to an individual's decision to vote or abstain: ranging from individual characteristics like education, age and political interest, to socialization by friends and parents, to characteristics of the election-like political competition, and many more. Slowly, but surely, it has become difficult to see the wood for the trees. In the research project described in this article, they carried out a meta-analysis of 90 empirical studies of individual-level voter turnout in national elections between 2000 and 2010.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781473950566
1473950562