WHAT EXPLAINS VOTER TURNOUT IN LATIN AMERICA?: A TEST OF THE EFFECT OF CITIZENS' ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE ELECTORAL PROCESS

Research on electoral participation at the individual level in Latin America remains scarce. This article extends our knowledge about the individual-level factors that impact citizens' propensity to vote in the region. Specifically, I assess the link between citizens' trust in the electora...

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Autor principal:	HAIME,AGUSTINA
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Instituto de Ciencia Política 2017
Materias:	voter turnout trust in elections voter behavior Latin American elections democracy
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0718-090X20170001000042017-06-27WHAT EXPLAINS VOTER TURNOUT IN LATIN AMERICA?: A TEST OF THE EFFECT OF CITIZENS' ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE ELECTORAL PROCESSHAIME,AGUSTINA voter turnout trust in elections voter behavior Latin American elections democracy Research on electoral participation at the individual level in Latin America remains scarce. This article extends our knowledge about the individual-level factors that impact citizens' propensity to vote in the region. Specifically, I assess the link between citizens' trust in the electoral process and voter turnout using recent survey data from 19 Latin American countries between 2004 and 2014. Using logistic models I show that trust in the fairness of elections has a significant and positive effect on voter turnout across the region, and that this effect is mediated by the existence of compulsory voting laws.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessPontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Instituto de Ciencia PolíticaRevista de ciencia política (Santiago) v.37 n.1 20172017-05-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-090X2017000100004en10.4067/S0718-090X2017000100004
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spellingShingle	voter turnout trust in elections voter behavior Latin American elections democracy HAIME,AGUSTINA WHAT EXPLAINS VOTER TURNOUT IN LATIN AMERICA?: A TEST OF THE EFFECT OF CITIZENS' ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE ELECTORAL PROCESS
description	Research on electoral participation at the individual level in Latin America remains scarce. This article extends our knowledge about the individual-level factors that impact citizens' propensity to vote in the region. Specifically, I assess the link between citizens' trust in the electoral process and voter turnout using recent survey data from 19 Latin American countries between 2004 and 2014. Using logistic models I show that trust in the fairness of elections has a significant and positive effect on voter turnout across the region, and that this effect is mediated by the existence of compulsory voting laws.
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title	WHAT EXPLAINS VOTER TURNOUT IN LATIN AMERICA?: A TEST OF THE EFFECT OF CITIZENS' ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE ELECTORAL PROCESS
title_short	WHAT EXPLAINS VOTER TURNOUT IN LATIN AMERICA?: A TEST OF THE EFFECT OF CITIZENS' ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE ELECTORAL PROCESS
title_full	WHAT EXPLAINS VOTER TURNOUT IN LATIN AMERICA?: A TEST OF THE EFFECT OF CITIZENS' ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE ELECTORAL PROCESS
title_fullStr	WHAT EXPLAINS VOTER TURNOUT IN LATIN AMERICA?: A TEST OF THE EFFECT OF CITIZENS' ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE ELECTORAL PROCESS
title_full_unstemmed	WHAT EXPLAINS VOTER TURNOUT IN LATIN AMERICA?: A TEST OF THE EFFECT OF CITIZENS' ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE ELECTORAL PROCESS
title_sort	what explains voter turnout in latin america?: a test of the effect of citizens' attitudes towards the electoral process
publisher	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Instituto de Ciencia Política
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WHAT EXPLAINS VOTER TURNOUT IN LATIN AMERICA?: A TEST OF THE EFFECT OF CITIZENS' ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE ELECTORAL PROCESS

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