Title:The Second-Order Election Model Revisited: An experimental test of vote choices in European Parliament elections
Author(s):HOBOLT, Sara Binzer; WITTROCK, JillDate:2011Type of Publication:ArticleSeries/Report no.:[EUDO Public Opinion Observatory]Abstract:This paper examines the micro-foundations of the second-order elections model of European Parliament (EP) elections. We extend the existing literature in several ways. First, we propose an individual-level model of voting ...
Title:The Legacy of Lethargy: How elections to the European Parliament depress turnout
Author(s):HOBOLT, Sara Binzer; FRANKLIN, Mark N.Date:2011Type of Publication:ArticleSeries/Report no.:[EUDO Public Opinion Observatory]Abstract:Why has turnout in European Parliament (EP) elections remained so low, despite attempts to expand the Parliament’s powers? One possible answer is that because little is at stake in these second-order elections only those ...