Political effects of low turnout in national and European elections

Electoral Studies

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 561-573

  van der Eijk, Cees ^a   van Egmond, Marcel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

European Parliament elections; National elections; Turnout

Indexed keywords

ELECTION; ELECTORAL GEOGRAPHY; ELECTORAL SYSTEM; EUROPEAN UNION; PARTY POLITICS; VOTING BEHAVIOR; NATIONAL POLITICS; POLITICAL SYSTEM;

EID: 34548531197     PISSN: 02613794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electstud.2006.10.003     Document Type: Article

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