Understanding unequal turnout: Education and voting in comparative perspective

Electoral Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 239-248

  Gallego, Aina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Education; Elections; Political inequality; Voter turnout

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOCRACY; EDUCATION; ELECTION; ELECTORAL GEOGRAPHY; PARTY POLITICS; TRADE UNION; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 77951623297     PISSN: 02613794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electstud.2009.11.002     Document Type: Article

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