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Dinamica voturilor invalide în Europa centrală şi de est
Invalid Votes Dynamics in Central and Eastern Europe
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Abstract This article tests if the democratization process in Central and Eastern Europe
coincides with a decrease in number of invalid votes. Using descriptive
statistics, we seek for evidence from 67 elections in ten countries from the
regions during the period 1990-2012. By the beginning of the 2000s, ... view more
This article tests if the democratization process in Central and Eastern Europe
coincides with a decrease in number of invalid votes. Using descriptive
statistics, we seek for evidence from 67 elections in ten countries from the
regions during the period 1990-2012. By the beginning of the 2000s, ten years
after the breakdown of communist regime, the percentages of invalid votes
in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe reached levels comparable to
those of the Western European democracies. However, significant differences
between regions and countries endure. This article adds to the literature by
being the first to inquire into the subject of invalid votes in the Central and
Eastern Europe.... view less
Keywords
East Central Europe; Eastern Europe; Central Europe; democratization; post-communist society; election research; voting behavior; voter turnout
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Free Keywords
invalid votes
Document language
Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
Publication Year
2013
Page/Pages
p. 441-455
Journal
Studia Politica: Romanian Political Science Review, 13 (2013) 3
ISSN
1582-4551
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works