Gender Gap and Turnout in the 2003 Federal Elections

Engeli, Isabelle; Ballmer-Cao, Thanh-Huyen; Giugni, Marco

doi:10.1002/j.1662-6370.2006.tb00066.x

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“…), also based on real participation data, it still contravenes a standard finding in Swiss participation research, which—40 years after the introduction of female suffrage—still documents a significant and substantial gender gap (Engeli et al. ). Although our data does not enable further investigation of the reasons for this result, several explanations may be relevant.…”

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confidence: 77%

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How Exclusive is Assembly Democracy? Citizens' Assembly and Ballot Participation Compared

Stadelmann‐Steffen

Dermont

2015

Swiss Political Sci Review

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This paper analyses the difference between two specific forms of citizens’ involvements, namely whether a vote is cast by ballot or in a citizens’ assembly in which people gather in town halls to decide legislative questions in a deliberative manner. We show both theoretically and empirically how citizens’ assemblies and decisions at the ballot box substantially differ not only in terms of their underlying model of democracy, but also in their structural conditions and, thus, with respect to the social inequality of participation. We test our hypotheses in a Bayesian multilevel framework using real participation data collected from 15 political decisions made in a Swiss commune. Our results show that citizens’ assemblies are not only characterised by lower participation rates, but also by a particular composition of the electorate. While citizens’ assemblies are more equal regarding income groups, ballots favour a more equitable participation in terms of gender and age.

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confidence: 77%

“…Moreover, it has been argued that the gender gap in participation is not only related to incentives and civic skills, but also is a result of lower levels of economic and social resources (Verba and Nie ; Milbrath and Goel ; Norris ; Engeli et al. ; Bühlmann and Freitag ). Sciarini et al.…”

Section: How Ballot and Assembly Democracy Differ: Resources And Incementioning

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How Exclusive is Assembly Democracy? Citizens' Assembly and Ballot Participation Compared

Stadelmann‐Steffen

Dermont

2015

Swiss Political Sci Review

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“…For example, Dalton et al (2001, p. 146) report 'the tendencies of young Europeans to desire more say in politics and more control over the decisions that affect their lives, and to express more support for protest and other forms of direct political action'. The literature shows, however, that women tend to be less interested in politics and less likely to vote in elections and referendums (Engeli et al, 2006;Hadjar and Beck, 2010). Age was measured in years.…”

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Explaining willingness to use the European Citizens’ Initiative: Political cynicism, anti-EU attitudes and voting weight of member states

Kentmen-Çin

2013

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Drawing on insights from the literatures on direct democracy and the European Union's (EU) democratic deficit, this study is the first to analyze the likelihood of EU citizens' use of the European Citizens' Initiative (ECI). Using an ordered logistic regression analysis, it investigates whether EU citizens' degree of cynicism, attitudes toward EU membership and their country's vote share in the Council of the EU affect their willingness to use the ECI. The results show that European citizens who are more critical of the way the EU institutions work are less likely to intend to use the ECI. The results also indicate that attitudes toward EU membership and member states' voting shares in the Council do not have a significant impact on the likelihood of using the ECI, after controlling for social, political and economic factors. These findings imply that cynicism at the EU level translates into further alienation from European politics rather than willingness to use the ECI to bridge democratic gaps in the EU. Thus, it seems the ECI currently does not give citizens a sense of partnership and voice in EU governance.

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“…For the younger population, however, the gender gap already has disappeared with respect to the frequency of participation (see also Sciarini et al. ; Engeli, Ballmer‐Cao and Giugni ).…”

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Taking Turns at the Ballot Box: Selective Participation as a New Perspective on Low Turnout

Dermont

2016

Swiss Political Sci Review

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Participation research on voting usually considers only one vote or election, and therefore separates citizens into the categories of participants and absentees. Consequently, low turnout often is discussed to mean that citizens are either not interested in or fed up with the political system. This paper argues that this cross‐sectional perspective severely underestimates political participation particularly in democracies in which citizens regularly are asked to vote using direct democratic ballot measures. Taking into account not just one but 15 ballot decisions simultaneously, this paper demonstrates that a majority of citizens participates only selectively, and therefore voluntarily chooses to abstain. Using official turnout data, which enables the tracking of individuals’ participative behaviour over time in a Swiss commune, this paper demonstrates that selective participation is indeed a relevant empirical phenomenon and presents first conclusions about who participates selectively and when these individuals are mobilized.

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Gender Gap and Turnout in the 2003 Federal Elections

Cited by 29 publications

References 29 publications

How Exclusive is Assembly Democracy? Citizens' Assembly and Ballot Participation Compared

How Exclusive is Assembly Democracy? Citizens' Assembly and Ballot Participation Compared

Explaining willingness to use the European Citizens’ Initiative: Political cynicism, anti-EU attitudes and voting weight of member states

Taking Turns at the Ballot Box: Selective Participation as a New Perspective on Low Turnout

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