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Incorporating Groups into Rational Choice Explanations of Turnout: An Empirical Test

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 Lapp, Miriam
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This study examines the problem of voter turnout from a rational choice perspective. It reviews the 'paradox of voting' and finds one model, which incorporates the role of intermediary social groups and leaders, to be a promising solution. It tests the hypothesis that leader mobilization increases voter turnout, using an ecological analysis of turnout in five Montreal ethnic communities during three recent elections: the 1993 Canadian federal, the 1994 Quebec provincial, and the 1994 Montreal municipal elections. Data on mobilization are taken from semi-directed interviews with association leaders in each community. The results compare predicted and actual rankings of turnout for each community and election. The overall results are weak, indicating that the model does a poor job of predicting voter turnout. Copyright 1999 by Kluwer Academic Publishers

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Volume (Year): 98 (1999)
Issue (Month): 1-2 (January)
Pages: 171-85
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