Decentralization and Voter Turnout

André Blais, Eva Anduiza and Aina Gallego
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André Blais: Département de Science Politique, Université de Montréal, CP 6128, Succ. Centre-Ville, Montreal, H3C 3J7, Canada
Eva Anduiza: Departament de Ciència Política i Dret Públic, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Edifici B-Campus UAB, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain
Aina Gallego: Departament de Ciències Polítiques i Socials, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Edifia Jaume I Campus de la Ciutadella, Ramon Trias Fargas 25-27, 08005 Barcelona, Spain

Environment and Planning C, 2011, vol. 29, issue 2, 297-320

Abstract: With this paper we study the impact of decentralization on turnout. We test the hypotheses that decentralization increases turnout in subnational elections, lowers participation in national elections, and reduces the gap between regional and national arenas. A comparative cross-national analysis does not show any significant effect of decentralization on turnout in national elections. But we take a closer look at two countries, Canada and Spain, where fiscal decentralization has taken place during the past decades. In both countries the empirical evidence suggests that decentralization has contributed to reducing the turnout gap between regional and national elections.

Date: 2011
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