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- Blais, Andre, et al.
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Electoral Systems, Feelings of Representation, and the Turnout Decision
- 2014
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In: Elections and Representative Democracy: Representation and Accountability. - Oxford : Oxford University Press. - 9780198716334
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Book chapter (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The chapter examines the relationship between individuals‟ perceptions of being represented by a party and the decision to vote or not to vote in national legislative elections.
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- Dumitrescu, Delia, 1980, et al.
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Anxiety and Vote Decision Making in Winner-Take-All Elections
- 2014
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In: Canadian Journal of Political Science-Revue Canadienne De Science Politique. - : Cambridge University Press (CUP). - 0008-4239. ; 47:3, s. 451-474
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- We study strategic voting behaviour in winner-take-all elections by means of an original study in which participants vote to collectively decide how much money should be given to an environmental NGO. We find that supporters of the most NGO-friendly party are reluctant to abandon it, despite its poor electoral viability. The poor electoral viability generates significant anxiety among its supporters and the level of anxiety at the time of voting influences their choice. Moderate levels of anxiety increase the probability of defection, but at high levels, anxiety has a paralyzing effect, making voters less likely to abandon their preferred choice.
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- Dumitrescu, Delia, 1980, et al.
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Surveys as a social experience: The lingering effects of survey design choices on respondents’ survey experience and subsequent optimizing behavior
- 2014
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In: WAPOR.
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Conference paper (other academic/artistic)abstract
- We propose that the choice of question format and information provided to the respondents in the course of a survey affects their behavior not just with respect to the immediate items following them, but also on further responses to questions in other domains. We hypothesize that the structure of the survey is socially construed, and when the survey choices are in line with the rules of social conversation, individuals perform better at later items, and are more satisfied with the survey. We find evidence consistent with this expectation from two experiments, but future research is needed to sort out the causal mechanism responsible for these effects.
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