Correct Voting Across Thirty-Three Democracies: A Preliminary Analysis

Autor:	Dalia F. Fahmy, Richard R. Lau, Parina Patel, Robert R. Kaufman
Rok vydání:	2013
Předmět:	Media access Politics Sociology and Political Science media_common.quotation_subject Political science Political economy Voting Political sophistication Ideology Public administration Individual level Preliminary analysis media_common
Zdroj:	British Journal of Political Science. 44:239-259
ISSN:	1469-2112 0007-1234
Popis:	This article extends Lau and Redlawsk's notion ofcorrect voting– whether voters, under conditions of uncertainty, choose the alternative they would have chosen had they been fully informed about the issues and candidates in that election – to sixty-nine elections in thirty-three established and emerging democracies around the world. At the individual level, political sophistication, political experience and motivation all significantly predict the probability of casting a correct vote. However several institutional factors proved to be even more important. In particular, elections with more parties running – and settings that encourage candidate-centred voting – decrease the probability of correct voting, while more ideologically distinctive alternatives, clearer lines of responsibility and greater media access to information are associated with higher rates of correct voting.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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