The embarrassment of riches? A meta-analysis of individual-level research on voter turnout

被引:443
作者
Smets, Kaat [1 ]
van Ham, Carolien [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Siena, Ctr Study Polit Change CIRCaP, I-53100 Siena, Italy
[2] Univ Twente, Ctr Study Democracy, Enschede, Netherlands
关键词
Individual level turnout; Review; Meta-analysis; POLITICAL-SOCIALIZATION; ELECTORAL-PARTICIPATION; THWARTED VOTERS; CAMPAIGN; MOBILIZATION; EDUCATION; DECLINE; CHOICE; REPRESENTATION; INDIFFERENCE;
D O I
10.1016/j.electstud.2012.12.006
中图分类号
D0 [政治学、政治理论];
学科分类号
0302 ; 030201 ;
摘要
Voter turnout has puzzled political scientists ever since Anthony Downs postulated the paradox of voting. Despite decades of research aiming to understand what drives citizens to the polls, the jury is still out on what the foundations of micro-level turnout are. This paper aims to provide a modest yet important contribution by taking a step back and summarizing where we stand and what we know. To this end, we review 90 empirical studies of individual level voter turnout in national elections published in ten top-journals during the past decade (2000-2010). Through a meta-analysis of the results reported in these studies, this paper identifies those factors that are consistently linked to individual level turnout. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:344 / 359
页数:16
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