Fighting Fire with Fire? Inequality, Populism and Voter Turnout

Abstract In this article, we ask whether the presence of populist parties influences the negative effect of income inequality on voter turnout. A number of studies have shown that voter turnout is lower in unequal countries. In particular, citizens with fewer resources abstain at higher rates. Since...

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Publié dans:Politische Vierteljahresschrift. - VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, 1960. - 61(2020), 2 vom: 30. Apr., Seite 261-283
Auteur principal: Schwander, Hanna (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Gohla, Dominic, Schäfer, Armin
Format: Article
Langue:English
Publié: 2020
Accès à la collection:Politische Vierteljahresschrift
Sujets:Voter turnout Populism Inequality Participation Political sociology