Browsing BI Open by Journals "British Journal of Political Science"

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    • Bound by Borders: Voter Mobilization Through Social Networks 

      Cox, Gary W.; Fiva, Jon H.; King, Max-Emil Mohn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      A vast and growing quantitative literature considers how social networks shape political mobilization but the degree to which turnout decisions are strategic remains ambiguous. Unlike previous studies, we establish personal ...

    • The Causal Effect of Affluence on Voter Turnout: New Evidence from Lottery Winnings 

      Sørensen, Rune Jørgen; Geys, Benny (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2025)
      Affluent citizens commonly record higher election turnout than less affluent citizens. Yet, the causal effect of affluence on voter turnout remains poorly understood. In this article, we rely on Norwegian administrative ...

    • Electoral Reform and Strategic Coordination 

      Fiva, Jon Hernes; Hix, Simon (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Electoral reform creates new strategic coordination incentives for voters and elites, but endogeneity problems make such effects hard to identify. This article addresses this issue by investigating an extraordinary dataset, ...

    • Mechanical and psychological effects of electoral reform 

      Fiva, Jon H.; Folke, Olle (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      To understand how electoral reform affects political outcomes, one needs to assess its total effect, incorporating how the reform affects the outcomes given the political status quo (the mechanical effects) and the additional ...

    • Mechanical and psychological effects of electoral reform 

      Fiva, Jon H.; Folke, Olle (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      To understand how electoral reform affects political outcomes, one needs to assess its total effect, incorporating how the reform affects the outcomes given the political status quo (the mechanical effects) and the additional ...

    • Popular support for environmental protection: A life-cycle perspective 

      Geys, Benny; Heggedal, Tom-Reiel; Sørensen, Rune Jørgen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Support for environmental protection is generally perceived as driven by cohort or generational effects. We argue and empirically illustrate that such attitudes also fluctuate over the life cycle. Using rotating panels of ...