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Compulsory for whom? Mandatory voting and electoral participation in Brazil, 1986-2006
- Abstract:
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Latin America contains roughly half of the world’s countries that use compulsory voting, but this electoral institution has received only limited attention from researchers. This article examines the determinants of voter turnout in the world’s largest electorate subject to mandatory voting, that of Brazil. In analyzing data from six national legislative elections held in Brazil between 1986 and 2006, the study finds that the impact of compulsory laws varies across social and economic groups....
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher:
- German Institute of Global and Area Studies / Leibniz-Institut für Globale und Regionale Studien (GIGA) Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Journal of Politics in Latin America Journal website
- Volume:
- 1
- Issue:
- 1
- Pages:
- 97-122
- Publication date:
- 2009-01-01
- Acceptance date:
- 2008-09-28
- ISSN:
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1868-4890
- Source identifiers:
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632384
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- Local pid:
- pubs:632384
- Deposit date:
- 2016-07-07
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- Copyright holder:
- Timothy Power
- Copyright date:
- 2009
- Notes:
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