The embarrassment of riches? A meta-analysis of individual-level research on voter turnout

Electoral Studies

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 344-359

  Smets, Kaat ^a   van Ham, Carolien ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Individual level turnout; Meta analysis; Review

Indexed keywords

ELECTION; ELECTORAL SYSTEM; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; META-ANALYSIS; NATIONAL POLITICS; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

RICHES;

EID: 84876151625     PISSN: 02613794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electstud.2012.12.006     Document Type: Article

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