How electoral rules matter: Voter turnout in Morocco's 2007 parliamentary elections

Journal of North African Studies

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 289-307

  Barwig, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

Author keywords

Elections; Electoral rules; Morocco; Proportional representation; Voter turnout

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRACY; ELECTORAL GEOGRAPHY; ELECTORAL SYSTEM; LIBERALIZATION; POLITICAL CHANGE; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; POLITICAL PROCESS; POLITICAL REFORM; POLITICAL SYSTEM; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

AFRICA; MOROCCO; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 68449096149     PISSN: 13629387     EISSN: 17439345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13629380802563650     Document Type: Article

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