Low turnout: Threat to democracy or blessing in disguise? Consequences of citizens' varying tendencies to vote

Electoral Studies

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 612-623

  Rosema, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Abstention; Accountability; Representation; Turnout; Voting

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABILITY; DEMOCRACY; ELECTION; ELECTORAL GEOGRAPHY; VOTING BEHAVIOR; ELECTORAL SYSTEM;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 34548543321     PISSN: 02613794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electstud.2006.10.007     Document Type: Article

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