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dc.contributor.authorKatz Wisel, G
dc.contributor.authorLevin, I
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-18T08:43:38Z
dc.date.issued2016-11-15
dc.description.abstractInvalid voting and absenteeism are alternative sources of abstention under compulsory voting. Previous research failed to systematically study the mechanisms behind each form of non-voting and the relationships between them. We develop an analytical framework and an empirical strategy to jointly examine invalid voting and absenteeism in Brazil, the world’s largest democracy with mandatory voting. Using Bayesian inferential methods and analyzing both individual and district-level data, we show that less educated and politically knowledgeable citizens are less likely to vote and, when they do, they are typically unable to successfully complete their ballot. Unlike absenteeism, invalid voting also has a political dimension reflecting voters’ disenchantment with elections and democratic performance. Both sources of abstention coexist and, together, undermine electoral participation.en_GB
dc.identifier.citationPublished online: 15 November 2016en_GB
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/psrm.2016.49
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10871/30703
dc.language.isoenen_GB
dc.publisherCambridge University Press (CUP)en_GB
dc.rights© The European Political Science Association 2016en_GB
dc.titleA General Model of Abstention under Compulsory Votingen_GB
dc.typeArticleen_GB
dc.date.available2017-12-18T08:43:38Z
dc.identifier.issn2049-8470
dc.descriptionThis is the final version of the article. Available from Cambridge University Press via the DOI in this record.en_GB
dc.identifier.journalPolitical Science Research and Methodsen_GB


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