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. Democratic Audit Blog (21 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://www.democraticaudit.com/
Additional Information:	© 2014 Democratic Audit UK
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain
Date Deposited:	20 Aug 2014 15:14
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 19:19
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/59145

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