Low turnout: Threat to democracy or blessing in disguise? Consequences of citizens' varying tendencies to vote

Rosema, Martin

doi:10.1016/j.electstud.2006.10.007

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“…Some people may consider any mobilising effect of VAAs a good thing for democracy, whereas others might argue that the value of this effect depends on what segments of the electorate are affected. Low turnout is considered a problem because certain types of voters are not well represented (Lijphart, 1997; but see Rosema, 2007). If VAAs are able to mobilise such groups, this increases the value of a mobilisation effect.…”

Section: The Potential Electoral Effects Of Voting Advice Applicationsmentioning

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Voting Advice Applications and electoral turnout

Gemenis

Rosema

2014

Electoral Studies

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Section: The Potential Electoral Effects Of Voting Advice Applicationsmentioning

confidence: 98%

Voting Advice Applications and electoral turnout

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Rosema

2014

Electoral Studies

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“…inclined (e.g., Rosema, 2007 andAbraham, 1955). For Ben Saunders, compulsory voting is a bad idea because it ''runs the risk of distorting electoral outcomes'' through encouraging the participation of people unable to ''use their votes wisely'' (Saunders, 2010: 71, 74).…”

Section: Does Requiring People To Vote Mean Less Deliberation?mentioning

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Deliberative Democracy and Compulsory Voting

Hill¹

2013

Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics, and Policy

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Deliberative democrats tend to be skeptical about elections as mechanisms for deliberation, and with good reason. But the reality is that elections will likely persist as the primary means by which we make decisions-indirectly-about how we are governed. By contrast, deliberative democracy will likely continue in a supplementary role because of its feasibility problem, something that many pragmatic deliberative democrats now accept. It therefore pays to reflect on what kinds of elections best serve deliberative ideals and sensibilities. Although some deliberative democrats have rejected the idea of compulsory voting, I argue that they should be more open to the idea due to the fact that compulsory voting elections are more inclusive and less subject to distortions of unequal political power than are voluntary ones. They are also better able to reflect the objective interests of voters and to protect the conditions necessary for deliberation to occur.

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“…En otras palabras, los votantes manejan la información que procede del nivel nacional cuando deciden su voto en los niveles europeo o regional (Hix y Marsh, 2007). Así, el voto en las elecciones europeas o regionales recoge en gran medida consideraciones nacionales (Rohrschneider y Clark, 2008;Rosema, 2007), aunque haya alguna evidencia de contaminación en el otro sentido (Gélineau y Remmer, 2005). En definitiva, el modelo de elecciones de rango secundario señala que es probable que la política nacional afecte a la europea o regional antes que al revés 6 (Marsh y Franklin, 1996: 28).…”

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Descentralización y voto económico en España

Lago¹,

Peñas²

2011

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En este artículo se analiza el voto económico en contextos descentralizados.La existencia de varias arenas de competición política abre lapuerta a los procesos de contaminación electoral vertical, lo que implicaque los electores no juzguen de forma independiente la actuación degobiernos nacionales y regionales. Con datos para España en el período1982-2008, se comprueba que la contaminación electoral tiene lugardesde la arena nacional a la regional, y no al revés. No obstante, estacontaminación electoral tiende a disminuir a medida que se avanza enel proceso de descentralización.

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Low turnout: Threat to democracy or blessing in disguise? Consequences of citizens' varying tendencies to vote

Cited by 47 publications

References 8 publications

Voting Advice Applications and electoral turnout

Voting Advice Applications and electoral turnout

Deliberative Democracy and Compulsory Voting

Descentralización y voto económico en España

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