Why do citizens sell their vote?
This weekend Bulgaria holds its presidential and local elections. Diana Kovatcheva, Executive Director of Transparency International Bulgaria, writes about their new report that has been making waves with concerns that vote-buying is an all too common practice.
Transparency International Bulgaria has been monitoring the transparency of election campaigns for ten years (see our last report here). During this time we have seen that attempts to manipulate elections’ results through vote buying, corporate pressure over voters and other illicit tactics are all too common. The survey we carried out this October and published this week shows that many Bulgarians also feel that their elections are tarnished by corrupt practices. --->>>
Showing posts with label Voter psychology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Voter psychology. Show all posts
Monday, October 24, 2011
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Study shows voter turnout can be increased with simple word change
Study shows voter turnout can be increased with simple word change
A new study by social psychologist Christopher Bryan and his colleagues at Stanford University shows just how easily people can be manipulated using their own vanity; by doing nothing more than changing the word "vote," to "voter," on a survey, Bryan et al, have demonstrated that it's possible to increase voter turnout in real-world elections. The team has published their results in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. --->>>
A new study by social psychologist Christopher Bryan and his colleagues at Stanford University shows just how easily people can be manipulated using their own vanity; by doing nothing more than changing the word "vote," to "voter," on a survey, Bryan et al, have demonstrated that it's possible to increase voter turnout in real-world elections. The team has published their results in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. --->>>
Friday, June 18, 2010
Can Anyone Explain How Alvin Greene Actually Won? - Newsweek
Can Anyone Explain How Alvin Greene Actually Won? - Newsweek
Academics call it “low-information voting”: the psychology of what goes through our heads when confronted with a ballot full of names or issues we know very little about. Long established in political-science circles, the topic is newly relevant with the surprise election last week of Democrat Alvin Greene in the South Carolina Senate primary. It was a baffling 18-point victory for an unknown, unemployed, inarticulate Army veteran who gave no speeches, distributed no literature, and won no endorsements in a noncampaign against experienced pol Victor Rawl. How did it happen? How did 59 percent of 169,542 South Carolinians decide to cast a vote for a man they’d never heard of? --->>>
Academics call it “low-information voting”: the psychology of what goes through our heads when confronted with a ballot full of names or issues we know very little about. Long established in political-science circles, the topic is newly relevant with the surprise election last week of Democrat Alvin Greene in the South Carolina Senate primary. It was a baffling 18-point victory for an unknown, unemployed, inarticulate Army veteran who gave no speeches, distributed no literature, and won no endorsements in a noncampaign against experienced pol Victor Rawl. How did it happen? How did 59 percent of 169,542 South Carolinians decide to cast a vote for a man they’d never heard of? --->>>
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Toronto democracy is not as sick as you think - The Globe and Mail
Toronto democracy is not as sick as you think - The Globe and Mail
Instead of moaning about the state of city politics, voters could do something better: pay attention --->>>
Instead of moaning about the state of city politics, voters could do something better: pay attention --->>>
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Voting behaviour comes under scrutiny in new study | Education | The Guardian
Voting behaviour comes under scrutiny in new study | Education | The Guardian:
The general election marks the start of an extensive international study into the mind of the voter.
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The general election marks the start of an extensive international study into the mind of the voter.
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Monday, November 23, 2009
Why Do People Vote? II | Psychology Today
Why Do People Vote? II | Psychology Today:
The paradox of voter turnout – why do millions of people bother to vote in large national elections when they have virtually no chance of affecting the outcome? – is one of the major theoretical puzzles in the rational choice theory of politics. It’s a theoretical puzzle that I attempted to tackle when I was a rational choice theorist.
The paradox of voter turnout – why do millions of people bother to vote in large national elections when they have virtually no chance of affecting the outcome? – is one of the major theoretical puzzles in the rational choice theory of politics. It’s a theoretical puzzle that I attempted to tackle when I was a rational choice theorist.
Why Do People Vote? I | Psychology Today
Why Do People Vote? I | Psychology Today:
Why millions of people turn out to vote in every national election in the United States and other large democracies is one of the persistent mysteries in the rational choice theory of politics. Why do people vote?
Why millions of people turn out to vote in every national election in the United States and other large democracies is one of the persistent mysteries in the rational choice theory of politics. Why do people vote?
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