Abstention

François Facchini () and Louis Jaeck ()
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François Facchini: UP1 UFR02 - Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne - École d'économie de la Sorbonne - UP1 - Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, CES - Centre d'économie de la Sorbonne - UP1 - Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Louis Jaeck: American University of Sharjah

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Abstract: Applying the rational choice model to electoral behaviours help provide a deeper understanding of the reasons why people vote or abstain from voting. The goal of this article is to present the literature on electoral abstention within the framework of the Riker and Ordeshook's equation and show its scientific fecundity.

Keywords: Participation électorale; Electoral participation; Rationality; Paradox of voting; Rationalité; Choix Publics; Paradoxe du vote; falsification des préférences; Vote; Voting; preference falsification; Expressive utility; Ideology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025-09-15
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Published in Richard Jong-A-Pin and Christian Bjørnskov. Elgar Encyclopedia of Public Choice, Chapter 1, Edward Elgar Publishing; Edward Elgar, pp.1-8, 2025, 978 1 80220 774 3. ⟨10.4337/9781802207750.00006⟩

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DOI: 10.4337/9781802207750.00006

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