Što determinira izlaznost na izbore za Europski parlament? : analiza utjecaja ekonomskih, političkih i društvenih čimbenika : diplomski rad

Čavar, Ivana. (2015). Što determinira izlaznost na izbore za Europski parlament? : analiza utjecaja ekonomskih, političkih i društvenih čimbenika : diplomski rad. Diploma Thesis. Filozofski fakultet u Zagrebu, Department of Sociology. [mentor Bagić, Dragan].

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Abstract

This paper deals with the voter turnout in European Parliament elections, which are seen as "second order" to national elections by the main theoretical approaches. The consequences of said elections are regarded as less important and less direct according to the view of voters, which, in turn, leads to a lower turnout. With the aim to explore both the causes for a lower turnout, and the relations between national and European elections, this paper formulates four research questions tested by three hypotheses. The observed countries are classified by voter turnout, while political, economic and social dimensions are explored in order to verify their causal relations with it. Linear regression analysis shows that the national election's voter turnout determines turnout on the European parliament's, while a multiple regression analysis shows that the EP turnout of each country is under the effect of democratic and economic development and certain sociodemographic characteristics, as well as some of the indicators related solely to the European union, which refutes the "second grade elections" approach.

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