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'Rational' Theories of Voter Turnout: A Review
2006
Political Studies Review
The paradox between an individual's decisions to head to the polls and the absence of strictly rational arguments for this action has intrigued -and troubled -many scholars.The present article surveys various theoretical contributions to resolve this paradox of (not) voting. We assess these approaches based on their ability to explain a number of 'stylised facts' with respect to voter turnout. The main conclusion is that straying away from the behavioural assumptions of the Downsian model
doi:10.1111/j.1478-9299.2006.00034.x
fatcat:vji37hxznvbftmwr65b3zayy2e