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dc.contributor.authorBönisch, Peter
dc.contributor.authorGeys, Benny
dc.contributor.authorMichelsen, Claus
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-09T11:36:15Z
dc.date.available2018-11-09T11:36:15Z
dc.date.created2018-07-09T15:56:21Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.citationLocal Government Studies, 2018, August 24nb_NO
dc.identifier.issn0300-3930
dc.identifier.issn1743-9388
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11250/2571784
dc.description.abstractThis article analyses how the presence of a dominant group of voters within the electorate affects voter turnout. Theoretically, we argue that its absolute size affects turnout via increased free-riding incentives and reduced social pressure to vote within a larger dominant group. Its relative size compared to other groups within the electorate influences turnout through instrumental and expressive responses – in both the dominant and dominated groups – to the degree of electoral competition between groups. Empirical evidence from a large cross section of German municipalities is in line with these theoretical predictions. The observed effects should be taken into account when redesigning electoral jurisdictions through, for instance, municipal mergers or gerrymandering.nb_NO
dc.language.isoengnb_NO
dc.publisherTylor and Francisnb_NO
dc.titleDavid and Goliath in the Poll Booth: Group Size, Political Power and Voter Turnoutnb_NO
dc.title.alternativeDavid and Goliath in the Poll Booth: Group Size, Political Power and Voter Turnoutnb_NO
dc.typeJournal articlenb_NO
dc.typePeer reviewednb_NO
dc.description.versionacceptedVersionnb_NO
dc.source.journalLocal Government Studiesnb_NO
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/03003930.2018.1510390
dc.identifier.cristin1596435
dc.description.localcode1, Forfatterversjonnb_NO
cristin.unitcode158,3,0,0
cristin.unitnameInstitutt for samfunnsøkonomi
cristin.ispublishedfalse
cristin.fulltextpostprint
cristin.qualitycode1


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