Competitive elections are good democracy, creating more engaged voters over a longer period of time

Evans, Heather (2014) Competitive elections are good democracy, creating more engaged voters over a longer period of time. LSE American Politics and Policy (28 Jul 2014). Website.

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The closer the election, the better for democracy. At least, that is the conclusion of research carried out by Heather Evans. She finds that a close election, and all of the resulting attention that ensues, makes voters more politically engaged, a change which continues into the next election cycle. She additionally argues that this insight should be part of any future debate on how to increase engagement with democracy.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/
Additional Information:	© 2014 The Author
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JA Political science (General)
Date Deposited:	13 Aug 2014 15:32
Last Modified:	13 Sep 2024 19:06
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/58971

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