Apuntes sobre el estudio del comportamiento electoral en España

Lago Peñas, Ignacio; Martínez i Coma, Ferran

Apuntes sobre el estudio del comportamiento electoral en España

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Lago I, Martínez i Coma F. Apuntes sobre el estudio del comportamiento electoral en España. Revista de Estudios Políticos. 2013;161:69-91.

Abstract

Electoral democracy rests on a straightforward idea: citizens elect their fellow citizens to represent their interests. However, the explanation of voting behaviour is more complex than a probabilistic association between X and Y. A proper un- A proper understanding demands a close examination of the three links of the causal chain of electoral behavior: parties’ entry decisions, campaign strategies and voter predispositions. Without providing the causal mechanisms, regression coefficients are a black box. The goal of this paper is to examine these factors in Spain.