Economic globalization and voter turnout in established democracies

Electoral Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 444-459

  Steiner, Nils D ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Economic integration; Established democracies; Globalization; Political participation; Turnout; Voting behavior

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRACY; ECONOMIC INTEGRATION; ELECTION; ELECTORAL SYSTEM; GLOBALIZATION; GOVERNMENT; NATIONAL ECONOMY; OECD; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; POLITICAL SYSTEM; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

EID: 77954658160     PISSN: 02613794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electstud.2010.04.007     Document Type: Article

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