Abstract
This chapter summarises the discussions on the development of patterns of voting behaviour in European countries, and the validity of the two alternative theoretical approaches to explaining the changes in electoral behaviour. The analyses will be done separately for the two successive decisions voters have to make at election time. First, the decision on whether they will vote at all, and second, which party of candidate they will vote for.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The European Voter |
| Subtitle of host publication | A Comparative Study of Modern Democracies |
| Editors | Jacques Thomassen |
| Place of Publication | New York, NY |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Pages | 254-266 |
| ISBN (Print) | 0-19-927321-9 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2005 |
Publication series
| Name | Comparative politics |
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| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Keywords
- Voting
- Europe
- Turnout
- Party choice
- Modernization
- Politics
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Thomassen, J. (2005). Modernization or Politics? In J. Thomassen (Ed.), The European Voter: A Comparative Study of Modern Democracies (pp. 254-266). (Comparative politics). New York, NY: Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/0199273219.003.0011