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Ballot Position, Choice Fatigue, and Voter Behaviour [PDF]
In this paper, we examine the eect of "choice fatigue"on decision making. We exploit a natural experiment in which voters face the same contest at dierent ballot positions due to dierences in the number of local issues on their ballot. Facing more decisions before a given contest signi…cantly increases the tendency to abstain or rely on decision ...
Ned Augenblick, Scott Nicholson
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Political Clientelism in Presidential Elections: Voting Behaviour and Social Assistance
Clientelism is a dangerous practice for democratic countries as it exploits poverty for elections. Despite the risks associated with clientelism, political actors in various countries continue to engage in it in election campaigns to win political ...
Moch. Noor +2 more
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Strongly opinionated minorities can have a dramatic impact on the opinion dynamics of a large population. Two factions of inflexible minorities, polarised into two competing opinions, could lead the entire population to persistent indecision ...
Andreagiovanni Reina +3 more
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Beyond the binary: examining dynamic youth voter behaviour in South Africa
The 2021 South African local government elections continued a trend of dissipating turnout among young voters. The youth, aged 18–34, constitute nearly a third of SA's adult population, and their voting decisions could have a decisive influence on electoral politics.
Martin Bekker +2 more
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Bound to the group and blinded by the leader: ideological leader–follower dynamics in a trust economic game [PDF]
Understanding the dynamics of trustworthiness in ideological contexts could influence human societies, affect electoral campaigns and ultimately impact democracy.
Biljana Gjoneska +4 more
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Geographical Realignment of the Hungarian Voting Behaviour Between 2014 and 2022
One of the main aims of electoral geography is to examine the spatial and socio-economic relationships of voting behaviour. Based on this, strong social cleavages were identified in the developed democracies in the 1960s, which strongly determined voting
Kovalcsik, Tamás, Bódi, Mátyás
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Levels of Conceptualization and Municipal Politics: Replication in a New Context
Since Angus Campbell and colleagues introduced the Levels of Conceptualization (LoC) framework as a measure of political sophistication, only a very small number of scholars have applied this approach to understanding how electors view political actors ...
J. Scott Matthews +2 more
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Political Marketing, Word of Mouth Communication and Voter Behaviours Interaction
Political actors aim at persuading voters, who are the key elements of target market in order to win election by gaining a higher vote potential than their opponents. Whether voter preferences are shaped by political elements or by the effects of social environment has become the focus of the studies within the relevant literature.
Öztürk, Resul, Çoban, Suzan
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ABSTRACT Background Combined oral contraceptive (COC) use in obese adult women dramatically increases the relative risk of developing a pulmonary embolism (PE). The risk of a PE in obese adolescent females taking contraceptives is currently unknown. The purpose of this investigation was to determine the effect of body mass index (BMI) and contraceptive
John Puetz, Joanne Salas
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This paper investigates the Labour Party’s branding strategies and their impact on voter behaviour during Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election. Emphasising candidate positioning, digital interaction, and grassroots mobilisation, it underscores the party'
OKEREKE Nwaonuma Okoro
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