Voting is a habit. People learn the habit of voting, or not, based on experience in their first few elections. Elections that do not stimulate high turnout amon

This book shows how voter turnout is an indicator of the health of a democracy.

The decline of citizen involvement affects two key elements of democratic government: elections and political parties. Activating the Citizen examines the reaso

This book explores the consequences of lowering the voting age to 16 from a global perspective, bringing together empirical research from countries where at lea

This thesis contains an introduction and four essays that together address the issues of turnout and habitual voting. Although voting is less unequal than other