The conventional wisdom that the poor are less likely to vote than the rich is based upon
research on voting behavior in advanced industrialized countries. However, in some places …

Bundestagswahlen, Landtagswahlen, Kommunalwahlen, Europawahlen–seit Jahren sinkt
die Wahlbeteiligung in Deutschland. Doch was steht hinter diesem Trend und was bedeutet …

Although national elections in Latin America are now described as reasonably free and fair
by international observations teams, electoral processes are still affected by a series of …

Whereas research on political participation typically investigates a variety of socio-economic
and attitudinal characteristics, this cross-national study focuses on the relevance of norms …

Citizens unequally participate in referendums, and this may systematically bias policy in
favor of those who vote. Some view compulsory voting as an important tool to alleviate this …

In many democracies, voter turnout is low and getting lower. If the people choose not to
govern themselves, should they be forced to do so? For Jason Brennan, compulsory voting …

Despite the substantial body of research on compulsory voting's (CV) relationship with
turnout, much remains unknown about the role of different types of CV rules, their …

Should turning out to vote in mass elections be voluntary or compulsory? Previous
normative arguments for compulsory voting often rely on contested normative claims about …

By altering the turnout decision calculus, compulsory voting should alter the character of the
voting population. Employing survey data across countries and Swiss cantons, I examine …

In a recent contribution to Political Behavior (30: 455–467), Panagopoulos, using aggregate
turnout data, shows that individuals living under compulsory voting rules are most likely to …