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Conditions of proximity and directional voting: Voter sophistication, political information, and party identification
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Abstract This paper contributes to the debate among supporters of the proximity and the directional models of vote choice. It provides a two-fold contribution: first, I utilize a series of critical tests which allow for a straightforward identification of proximity and directional voters and the aggregation ... mehr
This paper contributes to the debate among supporters of the proximity and the directional models of vote choice. It provides a two-fold contribution: first, I utilize a series of critical tests which allow for a straightforward identification of proximity and directional voters and the aggregation of the respective shares at the party, election, and country levels. Secondly, I focus on the reasons which reinforce these alternative or complimentary models. In comparison to the standard proximity model, directional voters are less educated and less informed. They are also more likely to select opposition parties and favor actors with somewhat unclear ideological platforms. At the election level, directional voting is also driven by party system polarization.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Wahlverhalten; Wähler; politisches Verhalten; Bildungsniveau; Informationsverhalten; Parteiensystem; politische Richtung
Klassifikation
politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur
Freie Schlagwörter
spatial voting; proximity voting; directional voting; voter sophistication; political knowledge; CSES - Comparative Study of Electoral Systems
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2022
Seitenangabe
S. 1-8
Zeitschriftentitel
Electoral Studies, 75 (2022)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2021.102436
ISSN
0261-3794
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)