Accepting the Election Outcome: The Effect of Participation on Losers' Consent

Richard Nadeau and André Blais

British Journal of Political Science, 1993, vol. 23, issue 4, 553-563

Abstract: Scholars generally agree that the electorate's reaction to an election outcome has important systemic consequences. As Ginsberg and Weissberg point out, ‘every election represents a test and potentially a threat to support for the political regime. Electoral conflicts may strain public acceptance of legal and institutional processes.’ The basic idea is that regime support among citizens in the aftermath of an election depends on the widespread belief that the electoral contest has been resolved in a legitimate fashion.

Date: 1993
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