Citizens in the most corrupt areas of Portugal are more likely to vote in elections

Stockemer, Daniel and Calca, Patricia (2013) Citizens in the most corrupt areas of Portugal are more likely to vote in elections. LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) Blog (09 Dec 2013). Website.

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Corruption is a persistent problem in several countries across Europe. Daniel Stockemer and Patricia Calca write that corruption can have two distinct effects: it can either result in citizen disengagement from the political process, or it can lead to increased voter participation as a mechanism for punishing political authorities at the ballot box. Using an analysis of local level data in Portuguese elections, they illustrate that the most corrupt areas in the country also had higher voter turnout rates, suggesting that in Portugal, corruption acts as an incentive to participate in elections.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/
Additional Information:	© 2013 The Author(s)
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe)
Date Deposited:	04 Apr 2017 09:03
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 19:00
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/72261

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