Why are older people more likely to vote? The impact of ageing on electoral turnout in Europe

British Journal of Politics and International Relations

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 90-121

  Goerres, Achim ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; ELECTORAL SYSTEM; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 33846031959     PISSN: 13691481     EISSN: 1467856X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-856X.2006.00243.x     Document Type: Article

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