Information about service provision in Uganda is insufficient to affect voting behaviour

Jablonski, Ryan S. ORCID: 0000-0002-7344-6738, Pickering, Paula M., Buntaine, Mark T. and Nielson, Daniel L. (2021) Information about service provision in Uganda is insufficient to affect voting behaviour. Africa at LSE (23 Jul 2021). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

The quality of service provision in Uganda varies greatly across regions and between villages, and yet evidence suggests citizens’ are unable to assess these differences. A research experiment used SMS messages about public services to help Ugandans make informed voting decisions, but it found no effect on voting outcomes. Here is why information alone is sometimes insufficient to affect political behaviour.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/africaatlse/
Additional Information:	© 2021 The Authors
Divisions:	Government
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology J Political Science > JF Political institutions (General) J Political Science > JQ Political institutions Asia, Africa, Australia, Pacific
Date Deposited:	21 Sep 2021 10:18
Last Modified:	14 Sep 2024 03:09
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/111628

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