The second-order election model revisited: An experimental test of vote choices in European Parliament elections

Electoral Studies

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 29-40

  Hobolt, Sara Binzer ^a   Wittrock, Jill ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

European Parliament elections; Experiment; Second order elections; Sincere voting; Strategic voting

Indexed keywords

ELECTION; ELECTORAL SYSTEM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

EUROPE;

EID: 79952312088     PISSN: 02613794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electstud.2010.09.020     Document Type: Article

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