For more than 40 years, studies trying to explain macro-level electoral turnout have been
one of the pillars of political behavioural research. From January 2004 to December 2013 …

Research about voter turnout has expanded rapidly in recent years. This article takes stock
of this development by extending the meta-analysis of Geys (2006) in two main ways. First …

This book argues that non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have an important effect on
political participation in the developing world. Contrary to popular belief, they promote …

The determinants of voter turnout in local elections are examined using global cross-
national time-series comparative evidence from 97 countries. Despite the vast research …

The province of Ontario, Canada, has a longstanding history of non-partisanship in
municipal elections. In this distinctive context, we report results on citizen attitudes toward …

Municipal size affects local democracy through two mechanisms–participation and
contestation. By drawing on national-level theories of democracy, this article identifies a …

Hardly a day goes by without South Africans going on a rampage over the provision of basic
municipal services such as water, electricity, sanitation and other municipal obligations. This …

Analisamos a participação eleitoral no Brasil nas últimas duas décadas (1998 a 2020).
Inicialmente revisamos a literatura internacional e nacional sobre a participação eleitoral …

This book examines why people vote in the newly consolidated democracies of Africa, Latin
America, East Asia, and Central and Eastern European countries. It addresses the question …

The Impact of population mobility on provincial turnout rates in the 2011 Turkish
parliamentary election is studied, controlling for the effects of other socio-economic …